How to Use frankly in a Sentence
frankly
adverb
- You can speak frankly to us.
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And there’s not a lot of room, frankly, to their right.
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Michael Tomasky,
The New Republic,
20 Apr. 2023
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Which, frankly, is a welcome change for the end of the world.
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Olivia Truffaut-Wong,
refinery29.com,
27 Dec. 2023
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And frankly, that sort of thing now feels more than a bit smug.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2024
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And frankly, this is the process of awarding funding a lot of the times.
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Gary Warth,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2022
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And a lot of it, frankly, from the bench feels just like a guessing game.
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Tami Abdollah,
USA TODAY,
7 Dec. 2022
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The Hoosiers were, frankly, lucky to be down just eight, 34-26, at halftime.
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Zach Osterman,
The Indianapolis Star,
11 Mar. 2023
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And, frankly, we're being isolated in the rest of the world.
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Nbc Universal,
NBC News,
29 Oct. 2023
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And, quite frankly, the team hasn’t won enough the last two postseasons.
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Jim Owczarski,
Journal Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2023
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And frankly, that was the most concerning part of it all.
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Kevin Reynolds,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
25 Oct. 2022
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This is frankly the kind of thing Netflix could and should do more of.
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Chris Vognar,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2024
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The Jazz dancers, frankly, have some of the worst choreography in the league.
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Andy Larsen,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
23 Nov. 2022
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Some of that, frankly, has to do with the design of the character.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2022
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But Haire found the fans on the market to be chunky, clunky and, frankly, ugly.
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Jura Koncius,
Washington Post,
21 July 2022
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And quite frankly, many of them turned out to be some of my closest friends.
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Andrea Kane,
CNN,
18 June 2024
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The first video is, frankly, the kind of play that a good defense swallows up.
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Andy Larsen,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
31 Mar. 2022
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And now, my beat, by the way, is all of Washington, the campaign trail, and, frankly, the world.
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Nbc Universal,
NBC News,
10 Sep. 2023
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And frankly, Cruz’s turn alone is worth the price of admission.
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Marlow Stern,
Rolling Stone,
31 Aug. 2023
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Nothing about the wiper or, frankly, about the Cybertruck makes much sense.
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Saahil Desai,
The Atlantic,
30 Nov. 2023
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Have people find, frankly, the presence of God in their life.
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Michelle Boorstein,
Washington Post,
26 Mar. 2023
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And frankly, to say more than that almost gives away too much.
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Marah Eakin,
WIRED,
28 Dec. 2022
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And frankly, the pace of learning has never seemed faster.
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Robert Logemann,
Forbes,
13 Dec. 2024
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The best — and frankly only — way to prepare for those must-win games in 2026?
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Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
1 Jan. 2025
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The Beaver fan base, and frankly, many in the media, are expecting more in 2023.
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Ndaschel,
oregonlive,
25 July 2023
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The original’s dough was cakey and, frankly, not that deep.
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Eric Kim,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2024
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The supporting cast has not been there, and, frankly, is old.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2023
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And frankly, there was great pushback from allies around the world.
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WIRED,
16 Mar. 2023
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The feelings we are left with are frankly not suitable to print.
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Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
19 Jan. 2023
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And, frankly, because of the fires, many couldn’t care less about awards season, except that the season’s ecosystem represents thousands of jobs.
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Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
14 Jan. 2025
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When talent gets this right—witness Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals, or the frankly insane market for air-fryer books—people are propelled into the kitchen.
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Mina Holland,
Vogue,
11 Jan. 2025
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