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honestly

[on-ist-lee] / ˈɒn ɪst li /
ADVERB
in an honest manner
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ADVERB
really
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Well, you know, honestly, I’m still just kind of doing my thing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

“It was a place where you could go and look at innovative things, you could try them out — and honestly, the stores don’t feel that way anymore,” Saunders said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026

And honestly, I'm not seeing this 'fight' we'd usually see from relegation candidates in Spurs.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

I link the onset of my SD to my intubation rather than my profession, but honestly, I can’t be sure if that’s what caused it.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

The encounter was so brief, however, that they could not honestly say whether they had met Ace Greenberg, or an actor playing Ace Greenberg.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis