downright
Example Sentences
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Which is what makes this next part so terrifying for the rest of baseball: Despite all of their problems, the Dodgers aren’t just surviving—they are downright dominating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Celebrating the Declaration of Independence under these circumstances is downright phantasmagoric.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
They may be dignified or downright quirky and playfully no big deal, just a here-we-go.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
From this era on, any form of public dissent was not just discouraged but downright illegal.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
We turned a corner and the houses became downright scary.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
