downright
Example Sentences
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While chatbots are the new Dr. Google for a lot of people seeking medical advice, eating-disorder therapists say advice offered to their patients without the context of their diagnoses is downright dangerous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Next to that show’s glittering costumes, huge cast and massive props arsenal, Sheepstealer and his fellow dragons seem downright reasonable.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 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
But it is so crazy, so downright impossible, that he isn’t certain his fellow conspirators will go along with it.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
