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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And those low points, quite frankly, were rough.
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
And those calls have been raised and amplified, quite frankly, again this week.
—NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
Because the defense is, frankly, not playoff caliber — especially in the injury absence of All-Pro defenders Fred Warner and Nick Bosa.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
By describing our natural condition as fearful, insecure, and frankly pretty terrifying—an existence of constantly watching your back—Hobbes was diagnosing a problem.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
And those calls have been raised and amplified, quite frankly, again this week.
—NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
Because the defense is, frankly, not playoff caliber — especially in the injury absence of All-Pro defenders Fred Warner and Nick Bosa.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
By describing our natural condition as fearful, insecure, and frankly pretty terrifying—an existence of constantly watching your back—Hobbes was diagnosing a problem.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
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 14 Jan. 2026.
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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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