frankly
Example Sentences
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Anthropic is a real business that needs to justify extraordinary and frankly outrageous valuations and infrastructure spending to keep the party going.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
"To suggest this is not an emergency and not something that urgently needs to be tackled is frankly irresponsible."
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
"We're working very hard to get that war ended, and frankly, they both want to see it ended at this point," the US president said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
“I frankly thought that there was still drafting and wordsmithing going on,” Wall told the judge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The princess seemed to be almost glowing, which Jack frankly found to be a little ridiculous.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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