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
Quite frankly, the values instilled in these boys under his care will remain with each of them forever.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2025
Content that keeps you scrolling isn’t necessarily content that provides useful information or, quite frankly (checks Instagram to confirm suspicions) anything that’s real.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Market and players to watch: Quite frankly, the Lions were lucky to get him back at his current price — a one-year deal worth $4 million.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 30 May 2025
There’s a lot of life in those small moments that is worth living that, frankly, social media is never going to show us.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for frankly
Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2025
Content that keeps you scrolling isn’t necessarily content that provides useful information or, quite frankly (checks Instagram to confirm suspicions) anything that’s real.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Market and players to watch: Quite frankly, the Lions were lucky to get him back at his current price — a one-year deal worth $4 million.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 30 May 2025
There’s a lot of life in those small moments that is worth living that, frankly, social media is never going to show us.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for frankly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frankly
Adverb
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The robots, honestly, aren’t yet amazing at punching and kicking each other, and sometimes fall off-balance while attacking or defending themselves.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Each shopper is limited to 3 Lip Butter Balms per color per purchase, and honestly, that’s just not enough!—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
31 May 2025
Adverb
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There are few enough endorsements of any kind that actually move votes.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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Humans are actually a much bigger threat to sharks, killing up to 100 million sharks per year as a result of overfishing, according to the Shark Research Institute.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
8 June 2025
Adverb
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Patricia Arquette is really, really into the world of Severance.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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There was really no odds-on favorite for the women’s match.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2025
Adverb
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The removal of mask mandates ran counter to scientific evidence that masks did indeed reduce the spread of COVID.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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There is, indeed, a drug operation at the address Joe gives Elliot.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
5 June 2025
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“Frankly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frankly. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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