downright

Example Sentences

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Diamond wrote this waltz-time weeper with Carole Bayer Sager, who beat him to the punch with her own recording; his version is haunted, hers downright macabre.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

With neither party offering an alternative to policies of mass incarceration, recognizing the humanity of those convicted of crimes seems outlandish — and offering them a path to redemption seems downright heretical.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

For skiers and snowboarders, feeling untracked, fresh powder underfoot goes beyond just being ideal—it’s the whole point, and it’s downright intoxicating.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026

In the Ackman-verse, where the Pershing Square Capital founder has bet billions of dollars on and against companies including Hilton and Google parent Alphabet, the focus of his social media takedown might appear downright picayune.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

We hadn’t scammed Robbie, but we’d worked him in a way that felt downright sleazy, and I’d ended up in a tight spot.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls