Examples of frankly in a Sentence
You can speak frankly to us.
frankly, I'd rather stay at home than go to the movies tonight
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Considering how many concerts occur at basketball arenas all over the world, the fact that this happened at all is frankly quite disturbed-ing.
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Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
Ibsen was exploding bourgeois hypocrisy by cramming his plot with taboos, then asserting that the greatest sin was the propriety that kept people from speaking frankly and living freely.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
That is for the best, frankly, as the last thing the Yankees need is another aging star.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Anyone who thinks that's a possibility is, frankly, in danger, girl.
—EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
Ibsen was exploding bourgeois hypocrisy by cramming his plot with taboos, then asserting that the greatest sin was the propriety that kept people from speaking frankly and living freely.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
That is for the best, frankly, as the last thing the Yankees need is another aging star.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Anyone who thinks that's a possibility is, frankly, in danger, girl.
—EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for frankly
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“Frankly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frankly. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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frankly
adverb
frank·ly
ˈfraŋ-klē 
1
: in a frank manner
you can speak frankly to us
2
: to tell the truth
frankly, I don't think it's wise
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