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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The first day of skiing is a lot of falling down and, honestly, so is day two.
  — S. Bear Bergman, SELF, 22 Jan. 2024
• A lot of the show was honestly like doing theater, in a way.
  — Hannah Abraham, Deadline, 15 June 2024
• One wrong move, or honestly even a Chiefs loss, could lead to a swift (LOL) turning of tides.
  — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2023
• Just how many would use it, though, who honestly knows?
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 16 May 2023
• But honestly, what the court does now is anyone’s guess.
  — Jo-Ann Mort, The New Republic, 26 July 2023
• That’s honestly one of my favorite songs because the crowd just starts to move.
  — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2024
• Yeah there just honestly is not enough time in our schedules right now to watch it.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
• So, honestly, the fact that there are no pictures of [that] online, on the inside, says how much more to the work there is.
  — Janell Ross, Time, 21 Jan. 2023
• Tricia Just wants to be free, and honestly is kind of a bummer.
  — Sarah Vollman, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2024
• Quite honestly, the process and the journey for personal growth is a process.
  — Irie Harris, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2022
• It’s to the point where I am deeply unsettled by it and honestly a little scared and creeped out.
  — oregonlive, 13 Sep. 2022
• Holmes could honestly teach a masterclass in hat hairstyling.
  — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 19 Dec. 2024
• What sustains a show is whether a love affair feels deep, whether a character comes by a change in perspective honestly.
  — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Jan 2025