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
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Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Even so, merely delaying the change doesn't help others and, frankly, customer service could still suffer longer term.
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And the determination to make game-changing splash plays would be welcome, frankly, in New York.
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That is a frankly shocking comment from an analyst as prominent as Yardeni, who also happens to have a Ph.D in economics from Yale.
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Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Even so, merely delaying the change doesn't help others and, frankly, customer service could still suffer longer term.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
And the determination to make game-changing splash plays would be welcome, frankly, in New York.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
That is a frankly shocking comment from an analyst as prominent as Yardeni, who also happens to have a Ph.D in economics from Yale.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Frankly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frankly. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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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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