openly

Example Sentences

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“More broadly, this is about how FIFA’s absurd governance structure has allowed Gianni Infantino to openly flout the organization’s rules.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

By February this year German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was openly questioning the scheme.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“I can’t even tell you the number of people that have approached me, just openly sobbing with happiness,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

To live openly as an LGBTQ+ person in a hostile culture is to choose authenticity over safety, and truth over social reward.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

The class was openly hostile after the test was over.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy