bold face
Britishnoun
adjective
Example Sentences
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But bold-faced has existed since the 1600s —Shakespeare used it in Henry VI — and if you're telling an obvious lie, chances are good that you're doing it with a pretty bold face.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2022
“The answer,” it declares, in bold face, “is an unequivocal no.”
From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2022
She also has a conversation with her husband Prince Charles, played by Jack Farthing, about putting on a bold face for the public.
From Fox News • Sep. 23, 2021
“I looked him right in the eye and told a bold face lie; yeah, I’m a great typist,” Brown said.
From Washington Times • Dec. 31, 2018
He had a good bold face, blue eyes, hair about the color of my stream in the thaw.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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