How to Use honestly in a Sentence

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• 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.
• Which, honestly, was kind of the top of the mountain for me.
  — Waiss Aramesh, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023
• So honestly, don’t let the door hit you on the way out!
  — Devan Coggan, EW.com, 11 May 2024
• The first to honestly tell me to get rid of my mustache in 1999!
  — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
• The Celtics let the Heat hang around too long, honestly.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2022
• And honestly, for a lot of people, that's the truth too.
  — Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 28 May 2022
• The kitchen could honestly halve the menu without losing the soul of its premise.
  — Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2023
• So, watching back, honestly, that’s just the way the word came out of my mouth!
  — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2022
• And, honestly, that’s not even the weirdest part of the trailer.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 15 Feb. 2022
• And that honestly, that’s the big challenge and the big thing for all of the characters in our show.
  — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2022
• The first step is honestly just caring enough to try, and to try some things that might be risky.
  — Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 2 Feb. 2023
• And honestly, what was the worst thing that could happen?
  — Anthony Chin-Quee, Men's Health, 21 Apr. 2023
• Julia Fox wore a bra as a top (again) and honestly, keep the hits coming.we’re here for it.
  — Alexis Gaskin, Glamour, 31 Mar. 2022
• And honestly, who among us won’t be thrilled if Cruise triumphs in life as in the movies?
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2022
• And right now, quite honestly, is the worst it's ever been.
  — Julia Callahan, CNN, 16 June 2022
• The things that came out of my mouth are honestly just appalling.
  — Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 20 July 2022
• But this is kind of a big moment in life for me, honestly.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2023
• The sky’s the limit for him, honestly, because his mind [is] set to it.
  — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022
• This is so funny — honestly, the first thing that comes to mind is low jeans.
  — Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2022
• The first day of skiing is a lot of falling down and, honestly, so is day two.
  — S. Bear Bergman, SELF, 22 Jan. 2024
• The process of making the film has honestly bonded us for life.
  — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2022
• A lot of the show was honestly like doing theater, in a way.
  — Hannah Abraham, Deadline, 15 June 2024
• That was honestly the first thing that popped into my mind.
  — Ayanna Prescod, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Feb. 2022
• One wrong move, or honestly even a Chiefs loss, could lead to a swift (LOL) turning of tides.
  — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2023
• To write honestly about people is to start off with the premise that people are flawed.
  — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
• And honestly, like Toby says in the film, people are probably the biggest thing to be afraid of, more than stepping on venomous snakes.
  — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Mar. 2025

Last Updated: 24 Mar 2025