Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Two weeks is a long time without our delightful offspring, who is frankly the most fantastic teen ever.
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Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
Some were left perplexed and even outraged by the admission, while others were frankly relieved.
—Kimberley Dadds, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
Yet most of those efforts, frankly, are flops—ineffective, impractical, even bizarre ways to force romance to unfold in a manner that isn’t natural to modern courtship.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2024
Nancy Meissonier, the agency’s lead scientist for respiratory viruses, spoke frankly, clearly, and appropriately in February and early March of 2020, as the coronavirus swept across the United States.
—Tom Frieden, STAT, 11 Apr. 2024
The timing was wrong, and frankly, the politics were wrong.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Most people are shocked to hear that, aside from providing a bath aide a couple of times a week and a home health aide for brief periods to give a family caregiver a break, hospice does not provide the hands-on care that dementia patients – and, frankly, anyone who is in hospice – requires.
—Maria J Silveira, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2024
There's two people that are the funniest people in my life — Number one, my dog, and number two, frankly, my girlfriend.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
First, there is an eight-carat oval ring, which frankly is way too big for my taste.
—Aemilia Madden, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2024
Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
Some were left perplexed and even outraged by the admission, while others were frankly relieved.
—Kimberley Dadds, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
Yet most of those efforts, frankly, are flops—ineffective, impractical, even bizarre ways to force romance to unfold in a manner that isn’t natural to modern courtship.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2024
Nancy Meissonier, the agency’s lead scientist for respiratory viruses, spoke frankly, clearly, and appropriately in February and early March of 2020, as the coronavirus swept across the United States.
—Tom Frieden, STAT, 11 Apr. 2024
The timing was wrong, and frankly, the politics were wrong.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Most people are shocked to hear that, aside from providing a bath aide a couple of times a week and a home health aide for brief periods to give a family caregiver a break, hospice does not provide the hands-on care that dementia patients – and, frankly, anyone who is in hospice – requires.
—Maria J Silveira, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2024
There's two people that are the funniest people in my life — Number one, my dog, and number two, frankly, my girlfriend.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
First, there is an eight-carat oval ring, which frankly is way too big for my taste.
—Aemilia Madden, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Frankly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frankly. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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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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