overtly
Example Sentences
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The overtly cute approach to self-care was a massive turnoff for me, though that might just be a personality mismatch.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
“None of the cited statements by either the President or the Secretary was overtly racial, and in substance all expressed policy views that could rest on race-neutral justifications.”
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
What Mr. Salonen and company promised and, in fact, delivered was a roster of works that embodied a certain Ojai ideal—modern music that is aesthetically rigorous and largely Eurocentric, formal and, at least overtly, apolitical.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Generally not an overtly political artist, she decided it was time “to not be a passive observer.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Nothing has overtly changed in this timeprint, so it doesn’t appear that he’s altered the course of our futures.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
