frankly

Example Sentences

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Store employees don’t get paid enough to hustle and, frankly, I don’t want them to.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

“Any energy infrastructure, frankly any infrastructure causes folks who are impacted by it to have a reaction,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

You didn’t want your friend to sit on an egg that was, frankly, never going to hatch.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

She said it was "frankly unacceptable that some companies continue to sell sandwiches that exceed an adult's daily limit in one go".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

She waited a moment, to see if she felt silly making such a racket, but she found it rather bracing, frankly.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood