frankly

Example Sentences

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“Any energy infrastructure, frankly any infrastructure causes folks who are impacted by it to have a reaction,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

But this is only a recommendation and, frankly, a somewhat outdated one.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

“A lot of our members have seen them struggling, frankly, to make ends meet,” Wagle said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

She said it was "frankly unacceptable that some companies continue to sell sandwiches that exceed an adult's daily limit in one go".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

“I do not know of Murugan,” the boy said frankly, “but everyone knows Birla. For a small sum,” he added, “I will take you there myself.”

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya