outright

Example Sentences

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The risk now is of a long, attritional permacrisis that will lurch in and out of outright conflict.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

They say their children never ask for help outright, but the Graybills offer when they think it’s needed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

If Luna ultimately receives more than half of the vote, he wins the contest outright and will serve a second term at the helm of the largest sheriff’s department in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

He posited that the company may opt to outright purchase a carrier or a mobile virtual network operator, or MVNO, which is a provider with an arrangement to leverage another company’s capacity.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

And he looked up and laughed outright, for Jo’s prim manner was rather funny when he remembered how they had chatted about cricket when he brought the cat home.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott