frankly

Example Sentences

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And frankly, these simple things — a nice environment, high quality food — should be available to everyone.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Store employees don’t get paid enough to hustle and, frankly, I don’t want them to.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

You didn’t want your friend to sit on an egg that was, frankly, never going to hatch.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

“I’m quite frankly troubled by what I see as a brazen disregard,” Commissioner Ray Jackson remarked about Levy during a public hearing, characterizing the situation as “a direct affront to the people of California.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

The costume had been for Di Shturem: The Yiddish Tempest, when Molly had played the villain, the vengeful sheyd, Chenya, her frankly inspired take on Shakespeare’s Caliban.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny