frankly

Example Sentences

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It is, frankly, difficult to parse this concurrence.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Sweeney said the anonymity of the current panel was key to ensuring they could deliver their judgement as frankly as possible.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

“We could do that for L.A. and we could do that for, frankly, San Francisco.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

“I don’t think you can talk about movies or any media, frankly, without talking about the business,” said R.L.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

The talks went on for three or four weekends with me discussing various nuclear yields and how the bombs worked and frankly how insane it all was, and she was so kind to me.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen