outright

Example Sentences

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It takes a lot to push a large, diversified economy into a period of outright contraction that spreads across sectors and involves net employment losses.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

There’s a difference between making something provocative and outright, intentional provocation.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

On Wednesday, the BOJ will make outright purchases of three sectors of Japan’s government bond market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

She says that studies in mice have shown that starvation enhances the animal’s tolerance to chemotherapy doses but can’t cure the disease outright.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Harry had no answers: There were moments when he wondered whether it had been outright madness not to try to prevent Voldemort breaking open the tomb.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling