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
Barack Obama and Joe Biden, frankly, aided and abetted Iran's nuclear program.
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/ 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
These new kicks will go perfectly with your favorite team's City Connect jerseys and hats on game day, or quite frankly, with any outfit.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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/ 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
These new kicks will go perfectly with your favorite team's City Connect jerseys and hats on game day, or quite frankly, with any outfit.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for frankly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frankly
Adverb
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As The Change Room panel spoke menopause—openly, honestly, and without shame.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
7 July 2025
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And, honestly, how has that guy not been an All-Star yet?—
Chad Jennings,
New York Times,
7 July 2025
Adverb
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But my responsibility is to showcase that this is but a drop in the bucket of how people actually feel in the city.—
Leila Fadel,
NPR,
1 July 2025
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Bonuses are actually amortized equally each year rather than being credited as a lump sum in the year paid.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
1 July 2025
Adverb
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And Proxima seems to have become a really exciting place of discovery.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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These plush surfaces and advanced digital displays are further enhanced by impressive ambient lighting that really ups the cabin experience when the sun goes down.—
Karl Brauer,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Adverb
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And the 7-footer did indeed serve as a ref the final half.—
Gary Bedore
July 10,
Kansas City Star,
11 July 2025
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The Cardinals did indeed need an outing like Thursday’s, all-around.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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“Frankly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frankly. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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