honestly

Example Sentences

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The pope’s alternative is Nehemiah’s Jerusalem, a project governed by the people who will have to live with what gets built and are willing to grapple honestly with what they are building.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

"I honestly believe that I think we will do very well," he says.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“I’m honestly grateful I still have an arm,” said Daniel Crago, 32, in an interview Sunday with The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

"Oh wow," I said to myself, because I honestly hadn't expected it.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

There’s a voice in my head screaming at me that I’m being horrible and to take it all back, but it honestly felt kind of good to let some of it out.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell