frankly

Example Sentences

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And frankly, the game was so insipid that it needed something – or someone – to liven it up.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

It is, frankly, difficult to parse this concurrence.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

We have more demand from customers, more things we want to do, than frankly the industry can keep up with.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

And Kimberly was talking frankly about that, which caught my attention and made me think they would say things out loud that most people only spoke of privately.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Which was an odd thing for Old Timothy to say, frankly, since the horse had been walking at a leisurely pace the whole time.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood