How to use frankly in a sentence

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• Frankly, this wood's so strong that sandpaper won't touch it.From the entry touch
• He was a bit reckless and frankly we were nervous about riding with him in that big old sled of his, a Cadillac with a V-8.From the entry sled
• “They’re here every winter, so frankly, we should be talking about those rather than HKU5,” Greninger said.2025 February 25, Jen Christiansen, “Scientists have identified a new coronavirus in bats, but it’s not a public health threat”, in CNN. From the entry Greninger
• The security and sysadmin status quo of “ClickOps” is, through this lens, frankly dangerous.2023, Kelly Shortridge, Aaron Rinehart, Security Chaos Engineering, O'Reilly, →ISBN. From the entry ClickOps
• Quite frankly, we're told LO wanted to see where his comment might lead the exes.2021 July 13, “Lamar Odom Wants to Get Back with Khloe Kardashian, No Beef with Tristan [Thompson]”, in TMZ, archived from the original on…. From the entry fumble the bag
• Frankly, Type 1s and 2s are both fine — whatever works for you.2020 April 11, Josh Freed, “Josh Freed: Five things we're confused about protecting ourselves from COVID-19”, in Montreal Gazette…. From the entry covidivorce
• How Shankar is filmed no matter where he is and what he does is, frankly, super-unbelievable.2019 November 9, R. M. VIJAYAKAR, “Satellite Shankar: Absurd Depiction Of Soldier’s Valor - Review more”, in www.indiawest.com, archived…. From the entry super-unbelievable
• Frankly, I stopped caring whether these BOKUBEN bonklers manage to study or not.2019, “There are at least two shows this season about not being able to study”, in Karmaburn, archived from the original on 28 Nov 2020. From the entry bonkler
• The fries were fine, probably more parmesan-y than Rosemary-y, and the sauce was, frankly great.2017 December 27, Pub Spy [pseudonym], “All Bar One’s steak is like Pub Spy: aged and tasty”, in Worcester News, Worcester…. From the entry parmesan-y
• I’m not here to see you and, frankly, I don’t want to.2016 February 25, Alice Oseman, “On Your Own”, in Radio Silence (Osemanverse; 9), London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN, page 377. From the entry it is how it is
• Quite frankly, you all might be crazypants for being my friend.2015, Kerri Carpenter, Kissing Mr. Wrong (Entangled: Lovestruck), →ISBN. From the entry crazypants
• But frankly, I think it's because he's dumb as a bag of hammers.2012 April 24, Telltale Games, The Walking Dead, Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, Kindle Fire, scene: Greene Family Farm. From the entry dumb as a bag of hammers
• We've flame-proofed the duvet and alerted the emergency services but, frankly, I can't see this ending well.2010 January 15, Mark Beaumont, quoting Fran Healy, “Rope in a megastar the easy way”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London…. From the entry flame-proof
• The whole mood, frankly, is pretentious and undancerly — not infuriatingly so but disappointingly.2009 June 26, Alastair Macaulay, “Leading the Audience Into Flamenco’s Heart”, in New York Times. From the entry undancerly
• Frankly, in my robberly role I do not care whether he lives or dies.2008, Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation: ALI-ABA Course of Study Materials. From the entry robberly
• Frankly, I’m shocked you would waste my time with this dribble.2006, Mary Carter, chapter 27, in She’ll Take It, New York, N.Y.: Kensington Books, →ISBN, page 231. From the entry dribble
• But if you take a hard look at German games, frankly, they are not all that.2003 February 1, john lawler, “German games are not all that!”, in rec.games.board (Usenet). From the entry German game
• And frankly, the way the prisoners made nice scared the bejeesus out of him.2002, Dee Davis, Dark of the Night, page 31. From the entry make nice
• I could beatmix if I could be bothered, but frankly what's the point?1998, Alistair Fitchett, Young and Foolish: A Personal Pop Odyssey, page 73. From the entry beatmix
• Its narratives frankly puzzled him—the parade of bearded kings and prophets, their curious ravings.1993, Carol Shields, chapter 3, in The Stone Diaries, page 85. From the entry parade
• We are frankly getting rather tired of hearing about Messrs F, R and S.1989 September 22, Janet Abrams, “Confused Signals”, in Punch, page 42. From the entry towers
• As to necking and petting, as a kind of part time recreation, frankly, it's a failure.1973 August 25, Doris Clark, “Successful Living”, in The Leader-Post. From the entry chesterfield rugby
• "I say frankly that I do not begin to understand it."1961 July 7, “Black Temper”, in Time, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2012. From the entry dog's breakfast
• Mature women desired to give, provided, of course, you gave yourself first; frankly, honourably, sincerely, soddenly.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 148. From the entry soddenly
• Rarely will a child tell frankly of his lore, and rarely can an adult remember.1925, Dorothy Scarborough, assisted by Ola Lee Gulledge, “Children’s Game-songs”, in On the Trail of Negro Folk-songs, Cambridge, Mass.…. From the entry folkway
• He frankly preferred the paddock, and took a deal of catching.1908, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows, London: Methuen, page 17. From the entry tell off
• “I’m finding it more difficult, frankly, to deal with Ukraine.2025 March 7, Andrew Roth, Luke Harding, quoting Donald Trump, “Trump says it is ‘easier’ to deal with Russia and Putin ‘wants to end the…. From the entry have the cards
• When it comes to hair, J Lo frankly could have written the Mob Wife manual, so perfect are her honeyed lengths.2024 February 27, Georgia Day, “J Lo Does Muted Mob Wife And We're Here For It”, in Vogue, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN…. From the entry mob wife
• Musk’s Israel tour was transparently transactional and frankly insulting.2023 November 28, Jill Filipovic, “Opinion: Elon Musk’s Israel tour was transparently transactional and insulting”, in CNN, archived from…. From the entry Europe
• Enter the scentfluencers, a group of fragrance enthusiasts who are demystifying the, frankly often very wafty, world of scent.2023 August 6, Verity Clark, “Would you wear a cauliflower-based perfume?”, in The Times, London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the…. From the entry skinfluencer
• “I frankly couldn't give a cat's knuckle about Gizmo.2021 September 2, Paul Simms, “The Prisoner” (1:11 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 3, episode 1, spoken by Laszlo…. From the entry pip
• But the “solutions” they propose are frankly genocidal.2019 March 19, Jason Wilson, “Eco-fascism is undergoing a revival in the fetid culture of the extreme right”, in The Guardian. From the entry ecofascism
• And I get it: for many of us, poetry is esoteric and daunting and floofy and frankly not very interesting.2015, Karen Dabaghian, A Travelogue of the Interior, →ISBN, page 24. From the entry floofy
• Most campus officials, frankly, fall somewhere in between, but I like to think that a heartening number have Dumbledorean potential.2010, Rob Jenkins, Building a Career in America’s Community Colleges, Community College Press, →ISBN, page 135. From the entry Dumbledorean
• Quite frankly, not often do you give those players up."2009, “Going green: Young talent cuts costs, builds continuity”, in USA Today. From the entry count on

Meaning of frankly

1. adverb In a frank or candid manner, especially in a way that may seem too open, excessively honest, or slightly blunt.
2. adverb In truth, to tell the truth.
3. adverb To a degree large enough as to be plainly evident.

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Questions about frankly in a sentence

How do you use frankly in a sentence?

Frankly is used as an adverb. For example: “He spoke frankly about the economy.”

What is a short sentence with frankly?

“to speak frankly”

What does frankly mean?

Frankly means in a frank or candid manner, especially in a way that may seem too open, excessively honest, or slightly blunt.