downright

Example Sentences

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The average price target of around $860, meanwhile, makes Morgan Stanley’s $775 call look downright bearish.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

"There is a degree of scepticism, or even downright cynicism, creeping in at the edges," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Depending on the season, Nebraska had been downright terrible or just slightly unlucky, a team in over its head or guilty of underperforming.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Yet consumers are downright gloomy about their finances nowadays, for one key reason: Most can’t afford to buy a home.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

And sometimes she and George were downright hungry for two or three days.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers