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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Everything’s digitally rendered, which allows Joe Letteri and his VFX team to do really wonderful, tactile work creating an image depth and level of immersive detail that is absent, frankly, in some fully live-action films.
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2025
On the day, frankly, there wasn’t really much direction at all.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 26 Dec. 2025
In a dark American era plagued by Jim Crow and rampant poverty, the plays of the FTP tended to engage frankly with some of the grimmer American truths.
—Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Staying small has also, historically, been linked to staying weak, preoccupied, and politically apathetic—all qualities that women in this country (or frankly, any country) cannot afford to be at this moment.
—Michelle Konstantinovsky, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2025
On the day, frankly, there wasn’t really much direction at all.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 26 Dec. 2025
In a dark American era plagued by Jim Crow and rampant poverty, the plays of the FTP tended to engage frankly with some of the grimmer American truths.
—Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Staying small has also, historically, been linked to staying weak, preoccupied, and politically apathetic—all qualities that women in this country (or frankly, any country) cannot afford to be at this moment.
—Michelle Konstantinovsky, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Frankly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frankly. Accessed 28 Dec. 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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