as in honestly
to tell the truth
frankly, I'd rather stay at home than go to the movies tonight
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Recent Examples of frankly
His season at Wisconsin a year ago was nothing short of a disaster, quite frankly.
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Joe Smith, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
And frankly, the front office deserves criticism for that.
—Mike Kaye
september 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Conan Gray’s ‘denim behemoth’ Thick, heavy and water-absorbent — denim is, frankly, a sailor’s nightmare.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
The frankly bonkers plot follows two brothers.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for frankly
Joe Smith, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
And frankly, the front office deserves criticism for that.
—Mike Kaye
september 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Conan Gray’s ‘denim behemoth’ Thick, heavy and water-absorbent — denim is, frankly, a sailor’s nightmare.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
The frankly bonkers plot follows two brothers.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for frankly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frankly
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But then Belly scraps her Parisian plans and pledges her young life to Jeremiah, a rising super senior at Finch majoring in getting high and going to Cabo (which, quite honestly, is more age-appropriate than a wedding).—
Vogue,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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But tag-ins and assists are still essential and, honestly, easier than ever.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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This is our first glimpse of Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of Rivia actually in action.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Ole Miss actually scored twice more on the drive but both scores were brought back because of penalties.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The game also has an electronic version over at Demiplane Nexus which is really useful for keeping all the different character write-ups in one place.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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That's a really interesting way to put it.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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In real life, Barkovskaya found the Infiniment fragrances remained unchanged on her skin for an entire day, and the smell did indeed stay on her clothes for the full 30 hours.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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And indeed, Sunday marked the first time the Bears allowed 50 points in a game since doing so in back-to-back losses to the Patriots and Packers during a freefall under Marc Trestman in 2014.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Frankly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frankly. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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