How to Use frankly in a Sentence

frankly

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  • You can speak frankly to us.
  • But frankly, that’s a moot point.
    — Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Which, frankly, was fun to watch.
    — Asli Pelit, New York Times, 10 May 2026
  • And quite frankly, that scares me.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
  • And frankly, most don't know where to start.
    — Steph Wagner, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026
  • And those low points, quite frankly, were rough.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Which is how award shows should be, quite frankly!
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
  • And a few, frankly, did not live up to the hype.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
  • And frankly, that sort of thing now feels more than a bit smug.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
  • And Democrats,frankly, need both types to win.
    — ABC News, 7 June 2026
  • The quarter was frankly a blowout.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 1 May 2026
  • Quite frankly, some change is needed.
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The moon, quite frankly, is an awful place.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
  • And frankly, to say more than that almost gives away too much.
    — Marah Eakin, WIRED, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Which, frankly, is a welcome change for the end of the world.
    — refinery29.com, 27 Dec. 2024
  • There was a time when being filthy rich was, frankly, kind of chic.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 4 Mar. 2026
  • But some of it can also be seen, frankly, as just part of the job.
    — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 21 July 2021
  • Open walls always beat closed clubs and quite frankly, are a lot more fun.
    — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • And that’s all gone right now because of, quite frankly, just the lies.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
  • And quite frankly, many of them turned out to be some of my closest friends.
    — Andrea Kane, CNN, 18 June 2024
  • And a lot of it, frankly, from the bench feels just like a guessing game.
    — Tami Abdollah, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2022
  • A lot of it stems, frankly, from Levin himself.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Luis is frankly annoyed by this type of music.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The feelings we are left with are frankly not suitable to print.
    — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 19 Jan. 2023
  • And frankly, very little reason to even tune in.
    — Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Lockhart spoke frankly about her canine co-star.
    — NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Quite frankly, everyone needs to get a grip.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Full moons are overrated and, frankly, a pain.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 26 June 2026
  • And frankly, there was great pushback from allies around the world.
    — WIRED, 16 Mar. 2023
  • This is frankly the kind of thing Netflix could and should do more of.
    — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2024

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