outright

Example Sentences

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“We run the risk of some outright selling, a more disorderly market,” they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Even when a movie outright wins the Palme, I’m usually that guy wondering: But does it have legs to go all the way?

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

These included everything from an outright boycott, to a "halfway" option of following the build-up and dropping out when events moved to Vienna.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

As you may well be aware, you can give your niece money outright, if she’s receiving Medicare/SSDI rather than Medicaid/SSI.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

Yet, other mediums, operating much like the Fox sisters, were exposed outright while producing very similar manifestations.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock