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

"I've gotten used to it, but before, at the beginning, it was downright stressful."

From Barron's • May 25, 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

While the conspiracy theories were initially dismissed as far-fetched, if not downright loony, the word on the street turned out to be right, at least to a point.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander