honestly

Example Sentences

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“I didn’t really have a choice, honestly, if I wanted to be with her,” said Erin Waidelich about her wife, Jenny Olson, who had two cats when the couple met in 2015.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

Still, the idea of using light spycraft to more honestly assess a plate of pasta has such obvious dramatic pull that it makes sense it eventually migrated to food television.

From Salon • Jul. 5, 2026

So I'm very open to anyone being my team-mate, honestly.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

My goal was to present it as realistically and honestly as possible.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

Felix did his best dad imitation, but he honestly didn’t think he’d recognize his father’s voice.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty