Examples of frankly in a Sentence
You can speak frankly to us.
frankly, I'd rather stay at home than go to the movies tonight
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Roses signifies that which is often pushed off but is frankly just as necessary in that same life.
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Zahir Janmohamed, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 June 2025
Barack Obama and Joe Biden, frankly, aided and abetted Iran's nuclear program.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 15 June 2025
Choosing The Perfect Classic Coleslaw Recipe Content to spend a weekend at the lake with no meals out and only our cooking chops (and Sister Schubert's), my friends and I arrived with a frankly frightening amount of food.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
Others, like yourself (and me, frankly), want a little more substance in the correspondence.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
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Zahir Janmohamed, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 June 2025
Barack Obama and Joe Biden, frankly, aided and abetted Iran's nuclear program.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 15 June 2025
Choosing The Perfect Classic Coleslaw Recipe Content to spend a weekend at the lake with no meals out and only our cooking chops (and Sister Schubert's), my friends and I arrived with a frankly frightening amount of food.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
Others, like yourself (and me, frankly), want a little more substance in the correspondence.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for frankly
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“Frankly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frankly. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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frankly
adverb
frank·ly
ˈfraŋ-klē 
1
: in a frank manner
you can speak frankly to us
2
: to tell the truth
frankly, I don't think it's wise
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