bold-faced
adjective
1
: bold in manner or conduct : impudent
2
usually boldfaced
: being or set in boldface
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Examples of bold-faced in a Sentence
the child proceeded to tell a bold-faced lie despite the evidence right in front of us
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The school’s graduate program, which accepts 16 students a year, is taught by leaders of the theater industry and has produced numerous bold-faced names, including Sterling K. Brown, Mahershala Ali and Billy Crudup.
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Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2024
Writer-director Stephen Gaghan’s ensemble drama is in many ways a time capsule from 2005, down to its sprawling cast of bold-faced names and the era’s vogue for watching far-flung, seemingly disparate characters collide.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
Among the other bold-faced names in attendance were Ben Affleck, Jim Gaffigan, Amanda Kloots, Richard Kind, Chelsea Handler and Dane Cook, along with NFL pros Rob Gronkowski (who also wound up as the butt of many of the evening’s jokes), Randy Moss, Rodney Harrison, Julian, Edelman and Matt Light.
—Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 May 2024
That kicked off a fierce proxy battle for the future of Disney, one that has attracted bold-faced names and sparked increasingly bitter attacks between Disney, CEO Bob Iger, and Peltz.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 31 Mar. 2024
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Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2024
Writer-director Stephen Gaghan’s ensemble drama is in many ways a time capsule from 2005, down to its sprawling cast of bold-faced names and the era’s vogue for watching far-flung, seemingly disparate characters collide.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
Among the other bold-faced names in attendance were Ben Affleck, Jim Gaffigan, Amanda Kloots, Richard Kind, Chelsea Handler and Dane Cook, along with NFL pros Rob Gronkowski (who also wound up as the butt of many of the evening’s jokes), Randy Moss, Rodney Harrison, Julian, Edelman and Matt Light.
—Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 May 2024
That kicked off a fierce proxy battle for the future of Disney, one that has attracted bold-faced names and sparked increasingly bitter attacks between Disney, CEO Bob Iger, and Peltz.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 31 Mar. 2024
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“Bold-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bold-faced. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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