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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France having him and Saliba is frankly unfair.
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Liam Twomey, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Taking a little break from the messiness of life doesn’t hurt either — and, frankly, there’s something quite funny about a real live Deutschlander visiting the bizarre-o Alpine world that is Helen.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
That turn of phrase, which gives both the band’s eighth album and lead track its title, This Mirror Weighs a Ton, frankly doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, and that’s sort of the point since Banks came up with it while improvising the melodies and vocals simultaneously.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2026
The winning design was the, frankly, weird-looking Argus.
—New Atlas, 9 June 2026
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Liam Twomey, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Taking a little break from the messiness of life doesn’t hurt either — and, frankly, there’s something quite funny about a real live Deutschlander visiting the bizarre-o Alpine world that is Helen.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
That turn of phrase, which gives both the band’s eighth album and lead track its title, This Mirror Weighs a Ton, frankly doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, and that’s sort of the point since Banks came up with it while improvising the melodies and vocals simultaneously.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2026
The winning design was the, frankly, weird-looking Argus.
—New Atlas, 9 June 2026
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“Frankly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frankly. Accessed 16 Jun. 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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