in no uncertain terms

idiom

: in a very clear and direct way

My mother told me in no uncertain terms to never say that word again!

Examples of in no uncertain terms in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Biden administration has, in no uncertain terms, in a series of executive orders, declared that one of their priorities in this administration is worker empowerment. —

Karen Weaver, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024 State of play: Residents who live in areas under mandatory evacuation orders need to leave, local officials warned in no uncertain terms. —

Kathryn Varn, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024 And yet, here is a commercial mega-hit that does just that in no uncertain terms. —

Guilherme Jacobs, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024 Conleth Hill, who played the eunuch spymaster Varys, expressed his displeasure in no uncertain terms to EW after his character was unceremoniously killed off in the penultimate episode. —

Christian Holub, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in no uncertain terms

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