How to Use overtly in a Sentence

overtly

adverb
  • Their gospel music isn’t overtly about God.
    — Colin Fleming, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Although the satire is pitch black, this film is a lot more overtly comedic than most of your films.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Some are more overtly trapped in debt bondage, tied to loans from scrap dealers who dictate prices and terms.
    — CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
  • There’s nothing overtly special about him.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Uso is both subtly and overtly trying to take over the Bloodline.
    — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Not overtly, not in a caricatured way, but in a subtle way.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Gone are the overtly yellowy, orangey tones and high-shine finishes.
    — Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
  • There is a woman talking to me somehow, even though her films are not overtly feminist.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Kill scenes ripped from the overtly pervy inaugural outing come back to life.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2025
  • But this is as overtly political as Land Whales get.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 Mar. 2026
  • There were at least three situations in the first half where Winters overtly didn’t know what the play was.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The result is skin that looks balanced, fresh, and softly radiant, rather than overtly glossy.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The show is not overtly political.
    — Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Trump has replaced those norms with a new, overtly transactional approach.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
  • The five-bedroom spread favors clean lines and a graphic, modern look over anything overtly ornate.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2026
  • British monarchs are subject to rules and norms meant to prevent them from taking overtly political stands.
    — Emma Caughlan, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Centered on iris, the scent wears softly on the skin, with gentle citrus and woody notes that keep it clean and restrained rather than overtly floral.
    — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Many of these posts borrow overtly from Christianity.
    — Laura K. Field, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Fans expecting something more overtly uplifting may need to buckle up.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
  • This is my go-to autumnal drink oder, though it's not necessarily overtly fall-inspired.
    — Christina Manian, Health, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Something that’s lacking is many overtly Christian symbols.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Not that Friedland is overtly positioning his show as a platform for politicians.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2026
  • Few of the director’s films post-Pinochet are overtly political.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Sometimes the attacks have been more overtly political.
    — Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Those are characteristics that are best stated overtly.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • This abrupt stylistic shift is in service of an overtly political argument.
    — Vadim Rizov, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
  • The attempt to call the Clintons is overtly political.
    — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The fair kicked off with a presidential rally that struck many observers as overtly political.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 June 2026
  • Either an outright goalscorer or some other form of overtly attacking player.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • The government has still never overtly specified which companies would be involved in the project.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Nov. 2025

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