downright

Example Sentences

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It is Stokes' involvement in the latest episode that makes it all the more staggering, serious and downright stupid.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 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

So if you — like many in the financial media — are worried about private credit, you should be downright frightened by private equity.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

But lately its stock market returns have been downright weak.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

His voice is high and squeaky, and if I thought Sandy Sanders looked nervous before, never meeting anyone’s eye and talking way too much, he looks downright terrified now.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender