downright
Example Sentences
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Celebrating the Declaration of Independence under these circumstances is downright phantasmagoric.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
The orchestra is huge, the musical invention, irresistible, and the sheer scale of orchestral writing is downright heroic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
From this era on, any form of public dissent was not just discouraged but downright illegal.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
Some tolerate it; some fatalistically accept its coming; others downright detest it and those who use it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Byrd seems downright pleased with the whole thing.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
