How to Use out-and-out in a Sentence

out-and-out

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• But out-and-out defamation would seem to be off the table.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 26 June 2023
• Greene wasn’t an out-and-out wildman firing missles all over the lot as a rookie.
  — Chuck Murr, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
• Greene wasn’t an out-and-out wildman firing missles all over the lot as a rookie.
  — Chuck Murr, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
• However, some of the excuses were flimsy and one was an out-and-out lie.
  — Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 13 June 2025
• In theory, that job will fall to Jackson or Delap as out-and-out No 9s.
  — Mark Carey, New York Times, 30 June 2025
• Moreover, the three-chair turn performed the number with dazzling control and an out-and-out joy that warmed even my cold, cold heart.
  — Charlie Mason, TVLine, 14 Oct. 2024
• Worse, others are out-and-out scammers, according to the agency.
  — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2023
• In recent seasons, the Red Devils have struggled to sign an out-and-out winger for the right hand side that has lived up to expectations.
  — Liam Canning, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
• As important as the contributions of Fabian Schar and Murphy have been, the former is 33 and the latter is the only out-and-out right winger in the squad.
  — Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
• In short, the latest science suggests that chicken soup — though not an out-and-out cure for colds and flu — really helps with healing.
  — Colby Teeman, Assistant Professor Of Dietetics and Nutrition, University Of Dayton, Fortune Well, 21 Oct. 2023
• Michael has also written on Arne Slot succeeding at Liverpool in the absence of an out-and-out No 9.
  — Phil Hay, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
• And unlike the oddball carbon-fiber hatchback that was once known by that name, the next-generation electric i3 is set to be an out-and-out sedan.
  — New Atlas, 6 July 2025
• The team felt that copyrighting the book’s compilation would provide peace of mind against out-and-out reproduction of the work.
  — Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 17 Apr. 2024
• Hard to find, elite out-and-out strikers are expensive commodities.
  — Henry Flynn, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
• And others said that happiness was a matter of out-and-out struggle, which would last eternally. . .
  — Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
• The overall vibe is Scandinavian chic, if not out-and-out luxury.
  — Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024
• The out-and-out wingers force the opposition to stretch their defensive lines, which creates gaps for Cucurella to attack.
  — Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 21 May 2025
• Four of those series involve rich white women and some kind of death shrouded in suspicion, if not an out-and-out murder mystery.
  — Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 13 Sep. 2024
• As far as Simone was concerned, that was way better than an out-and-out apology for Jules letting her friend take the fall for the mistake that landed a patient on the floor last week.
  — Charlie Mason, TVLine, 13 Mar. 2025
• As far as Simone was concerned, that was way better than an out-and-out apology for Jules letting her friend take the fall for the mistake that landed a patient on the floor last week.
  — Charlie Mason, TVLine, 13 Mar. 2025
• And for audiences of any age, there is something about out-and-out, unapologetic silliness that forms a rebuke to the ordinary.
  — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
• Lauren Hemp, out injured at the moment, has played at centre-forward but is not an out-and-out No 9 and brings different qualities.
  — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
• With Hollywood still one of the top donors to the Democrats, those conversations alternate from cautious optimism to dismay to out-and-out anger.
  — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
• According to teens who have been rescued from one of these camps, children are being subjected to out-and-out brainwashing.
  — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 17 Feb. 2024
• Avoid arguments, spats, disagreements, squabbles, and out-and-out fights as much as possible.
  — Eli Amdur, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
• When playing with only two out-and-out forwards, Bellingham will have more freedom in attack and can increase his attacking stats.
  — Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
• Reasonable doubt can lead to an out-and-out acquittal or even a mistrial, which can be a gift to the defendant if prosecutors decide to not try the case again.
  — Jean Casarez, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
• Bernardo played a different role in this game, as City fielded two out-and-out wingers in Doku and Semenyo.
  — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
• More than 550 people attended to cheer on the eclectic group of trailblazers, stars and out-and-out icons.
  — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
• Democrats have all kinds of ways to rig elections, and not just massive out-and-out fraud like in 2020.
  — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025