flatly

Example Sentences

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Flatly refusing to meet excessive demands likely means the employer will just move forward with candidates who don’t push back.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2019

Flatly unparalleled by anyone, ever in those categories, please avail yourself to “A Football Life: Bill Belichick” to discover what a studied, freakishly interesting dude Belichick is.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2017

Flatly terrifying US singer-songwriter tours in support of his fantastic new album Blues Funeral.

From The Guardian • Feb. 12, 2012

Flatly lighted by Roman Klima and set against a black background, the uninspired gold-and-blue hotel room lacks character and, worse, is positioned too far upstage to allow the actors to commune easily with their audience.

From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2011

Flatly disbelieving in the existence of the alleged Australian heir, she had seen the merit of engaging Olivia to Claude before the latter assumed his title in the eyes of the world.

From My Lord Duke by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)