at face value

idiom

1
: for the price that is printed on something
We bought the tickets at face value.
2
: as true or genuine without being questioned or doubted
After all his lying, nothing he says now should be taken/accepted at face value.

Examples of at face value in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Some tickets are distributed to NFL teams, or sold at face value to players, coaches and others tied to the sport. Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2024 However, the results — which are released at the discretion of the president — should not necessarily be taken at face value since presidents have a history of deceiving the American public about their health, historians told McClatchy News. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024 Many accept at face value the medical assessments from doctors who have examined the candidates. Lawrence K. Altman, STAT, 16 Feb. 2024 The next five chapters take Dick’s story at face value, with no more fourth-wall-breaking grins or revisionist pamphlet scripts. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2024 During a presentation, audiences rarely grasp numbers at face value. Adrian Dearnell, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 Many misunderstand this and take the number of grams at face value, says Dr. Gregory Katz, an assistant professor of medicine at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2024 Robert Plant and Alison Krauss want to give fans, not scalpers, the best chance to buy tickets at face value. Dave Brooks, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2024 For acceptance, dial back to facts at face value: Your father-in-law focuses on public philanthropy over family. Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2024

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“At face value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20face%20value. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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