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.
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Because literacy is dead, many people took that statement at face value, including his own son.
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Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 6 Mar. 2025
While painting experiences a boom thanks to its shareable nature, other practices are suffering from hermeneutic reduction as images and words are taken at face value.
—Fabiola Iza, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
Instead of taking the first offer at face value, treat it as a starting point.
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My grandmother's story seems unremarkable, but to take her story at face value would do a disservice to her struggles as an Assyrian.
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Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 6 Mar. 2025
While painting experiences a boom thanks to its shareable nature, other practices are suffering from hermeneutic reduction as images and words are taken at face value.
—Fabiola Iza, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
Instead of taking the first offer at face value, treat it as a starting point.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
My grandmother's story seems unremarkable, but to take her story at face value would do a disservice to her struggles as an Assyrian.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for at face value
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“At face value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20face%20value. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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