outright

Example Sentences

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It is hard to know outright, at least in real time, because estimates of the size of the workforce rely heavily on a major annual update.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 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

If anyone secures 50 percent of the votes on Tuesday, they win outright; anything less means the top two candidates go through to the November 3 general election.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

I stopped writing to him about going to the mall with my friends or about my dumb friend dramas and instead started pushing him for more details: I’d ask outright, What do you need?

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda