frankly

Example Sentences

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It is, frankly, difficult to parse this concurrence.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

“We could do that for L.A. and we could do that for, frankly, San Francisco.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 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

She said she would prefer if "teachers didn't drive at all, frankly".

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

“Scared. And quite frankly, I don’t blame him. I want to get him to a doctor, but I’m flat broke and so is he.”

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen