flatly

Example Sentences

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In particular, the insurers flatly denied in court that their agents had any “special relationship of trust and confidence” with their customers.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

But Wiegman flatly refused to underestimate Iceland, who have qualified for the last five European Championships but have never made a Women's World Cup finals.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

He declares flatly, “California was born in genocide,” which isn’t something you expect from someone likely to lean to the center.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

The ginger ale is flatly branded Canada Dry.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

Beside the house, shading it in summer, stood three mulberry trees, the fledged leaves that would later be broad and placid as the palms of hands streaming flatly undulant upon the driving air.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner