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honestly

[on-ist-lee] / ˈɒn ɪst li /
ADVERB
in an honest manner
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ADVERB
really
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Example Sentences

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"My mum was honestly my biggest inspiration, I wanted to be as good as her."

From BBC

"We mustn't end up like Iraq or Syria, honestly, we don't deserve that," a young man in Tehran said, referring to the civil wars which scarred those two countries this century.

From BBC

“It just takes a lot of resilience, honestly, to be in this job market.”

From Los Angeles Times

It honestly depends on what Sunday it is.

From Los Angeles Times

Talking of Stockley Park, I can honestly say that place is having the biggest impact on professional football in my lifetime - and not, I may add, in a positive way.

From BBC