How to Use honestly in a Sentence

honestly

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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.
  • The key is to price the trip honestly.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • So honestly, your guess is as good as mine.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
  • This was a good game and a good test for us, honestly.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • But there’s honestly no way to know who was right.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
  • So all of us would jump at the chance, quite honestly.
    — Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Awards shows can be hit or miss for food, honestly.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Just want the bat to come back and all will be well, honestly.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • And honestly, who doesn't want to be tan?
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • And, honestly, even that could have been more fun.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Yeah, the bars honestly don't look bad at all.
    — Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 June 2026
  • This doesn’t seem like that big of a deal, honestly.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
  • This was my sixth year, and honestly?
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
  • And that, honestly, is for the best.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The first and the first week or two, honestly, were very, very heavy.
    — ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Maybe it hasn’t been told honestly.
    — Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
  • But maybe all of you, honestly.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026
  • It's been, honestly, the best of times in all ways, on and off the show.
    — Natalie Stone, PEOPLE.com, 6 Aug. 2021
  • Then look at your to-do list, and ask honestly whether each task is worth that.
    — Laura Jayne Waters, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • The things that came out of my mouth are honestly just appalling.
    — Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 20 July 2022
  • But that honestly doesn’t have so much about the trials in it.
    — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The younger Tkachuks come by their style honestly.
    — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 18 Feb. 2026
  • And the students who are there, are honestly too scared to learn.
    — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • The hands were honestly one of the highlights for me.
    — New Atlas, 7 June 2026
  • That was honestly the nicest thing ever, so thank you.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
  • And honestly, we’re pissed off.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026

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