downright
Example Sentences
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And the soundtrack to this autumn might prove to be downright miserable.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Traveling the globe for celestial events may seem downright loony—until you get a taste of the addictive world of “eclipse chasing.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Whatever predictions Báez had once made about career trajectory were quickly looking overly ambitious at best and downright ridiculous at worst.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
In the eyes of many people, vultures are downright ugly.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Most seemed downright silly, though my parents always told me to keep an open mind.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
