downright

Example Sentences

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It is Stokes' involvement in the latest episode that makes it all the more staggering, serious and downright stupid.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

They may be dignified or downright quirky and playfully no big deal, just a here-we-go.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Some tolerate it; some fatalistically accept its coming; others downright detest it and those who use it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

So if you — like many in the financial media — are worried about private credit, you should be downright frightened by private equity.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

It’s no wonder that many arcanists you meet are a little eccentric, if not downright cracked.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss