honestly

Example Sentences

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“He honestly believed he knew everything and we just didn’t get it,” Macgregor says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Add scallions and sparkling water and, honestly, you have a fairly accurate snapshot of my emotional ecosystem.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

I honestly probably have a thousand different fascinating ideas for train movement.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Media Matters has been very, very effective at this job, which has made it a target, quite honestly.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

“I honestly can’t help but think,” George Bass once said, “I was fated to do what I do.”

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler