straight-out
Example Sentences
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Miller doesn’t ask his clients straight-out if they’re homeless.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2022
In the town of Cicely, there are very few people that are portrayed as just straight-out bad.
From Salon • Sep. 10, 2020
The professionals, however, “are speaking out on a matter of public concern. These are straight-out retaliation cases.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2020
Like, just straight-out asked him, “What do you think of a show where we interview celebrities while making them eat violently hot chicken wings?”
From The Verge • Oct. 31, 2019
Some mediums straight-out confessed to fraud in newspapers, books, or magazines.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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