downright
Example Sentences
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Whatever predictions Báez had once made about career trajectory were quickly looking overly ambitious at best and downright ridiculous at worst.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
In the eyes of many people, vultures are downright ugly.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Meanwhile, the combination of huge earnings increases and recent stock declines mean several big chip manufacturers look downright cheap by traditional valuation metrics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Celebrating the Declaration of Independence under these circumstances is downright phantasmagoric.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
Business was not even fair, it was downright bad.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
