How to Use honestly in a Sentence
honestly
adverb
- The bank has always dealt honestly with me.
- He spoke honestly about the mistakes he had made.
- She honestly believes that she has been mistreated.
- I can honestly say that I have never seen that man before today.
- Officials counted the votes honestly.
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Which, honestly, was kind of the top of the mountain for me.
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Waiss Aramesh,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2023
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So honestly, don’t let the door hit you on the way out!
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Devan Coggan,
EW.com,
11 May 2024
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The first to honestly tell me to get rid of my mustache in 1999!
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Michelle Lee,
Peoplemag,
11 Jan. 2024
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The kitchen could honestly halve the menu without losing the soul of its premise.
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Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2023
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The first step is honestly just caring enough to try, and to try some things that might be risky.
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Gabriela Riccardi,
Quartz,
2 Feb. 2023
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And honestly, what was the worst thing that could happen?
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Anthony Chin-Quee,
Men's Health,
21 Apr. 2023
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But this is kind of a big moment in life for me, honestly.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan,
Peoplemag,
3 Jan. 2023
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The sky’s the limit for him, honestly, because his mind [is] set to it.
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Alex Vejar,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
19 Aug. 2022
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The first day of skiing is a lot of falling down and, honestly, so is day two.
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S. Bear Bergman,
SELF,
22 Jan. 2024
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A lot of the show was honestly like doing theater, in a way.
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Hannah Abraham,
Deadline,
15 June 2024
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One wrong move, or honestly even a Chiefs loss, could lead to a swift (LOL) turning of tides.
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Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
6 Oct. 2023
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Just how many would use it, though, who honestly knows?
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Susan Tompor,
Detroit Free Press,
16 May 2023
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But honestly, what the court does now is anyone’s guess.
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Jo-Ann Mort,
The New Republic,
26 July 2023
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That’s honestly one of my favorite songs because the crowd just starts to move.
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Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
25 Sep. 2024
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Yeah there just honestly is not enough time in our schedules right now to watch it.
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Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Oct. 2024
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So, honestly, the fact that there are no pictures of [that] online, on the inside, says how much more to the work there is.
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Janell Ross,
Time,
21 Jan. 2023
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Tricia Just wants to be free, and honestly is kind of a bummer.
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Sarah Vollman,
The New Yorker,
12 Sep. 2024
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Quite honestly, the process and the journey for personal growth is a process.
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Irie Harris,
cleveland,
18 Aug. 2022
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It’s to the point where I am deeply unsettled by it and honestly a little scared and creeped out.
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oregonlive,
13 Sep. 2022
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Well, honestly, the FDA is just getting around to it — for good reason.
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Taylore Glynn,
Allure,
20 Dec. 2022
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Video picture settings can be tweaked in the Razer Synapse app, but honestly, the Kiyo X looks great out of the box.
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Scott Gilbertson,
WIRED,
13 Oct. 2022
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The sunscreen companies have honestly just about had it with the FDA by now.
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Andy Larsen,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
19 Aug. 2023
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The only one that cares…honestly Ennis is afraid of it.
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Hannah Sacks,
Peoplemag,
5 Apr. 2024
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And the giver never has to go through the stress of trying to decide which type of product the receiver honestly wants.
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Hilary Tetenbaum,
USA TODAY,
17 Oct. 2024
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These are the people who, despairing of finding their way out honestly, simply smash and bash their way through the corn willy-nilly.
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Tribune News Service,
The Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2024
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