How to Use honestly in a Sentence

honestly

adverb
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  • The bank has always dealt honestly with me.
  • He spoke honestly about the mistakes he had made.
  • She honestly believes that she has been mistreated.
  • I can honestly say that I have never seen that man before today.
  • Officials counted the votes honestly.
  • Which, honestly, was kind of the top of the mountain for me.
    — Waiss Aramesh, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023
  • So honestly, don’t let the door hit you on the way out!
    — Devan Coggan, EW.com, 11 May 2024
  • The first to honestly tell me to get rid of my mustache in 1999!
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The Celtics let the Heat hang around too long, honestly.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2022
  • And honestly, for a lot of people, that's the truth too.
    — Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 28 May 2022
  • The kitchen could honestly halve the menu without losing the soul of its premise.
    — Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2023
  • So, watching back, honestly, that’s just the way the word came out of my mouth!
    — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2022
  • And that honestly, that’s the big challenge and the big thing for all of the characters in our show.
    — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2022
  • The first step is honestly just caring enough to try, and to try some things that might be risky.
    — Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 2 Feb. 2023
  • And honestly, what was the worst thing that could happen?
    — Anthony Chin-Quee, Men's Health, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Julia Fox wore a bra as a top (again) and honestly, keep the hits coming.we’re here for it.
    — Alexis Gaskin, Glamour, 31 Mar. 2022
  • And honestly, who among us won’t be thrilled if Cruise triumphs in life as in the movies?
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2022
  • And right now, quite honestly, is the worst it's ever been.
    — Julia Callahan, CNN, 16 June 2022
  • The things that came out of my mouth are honestly just appalling.
    — Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 20 July 2022
  • But this is kind of a big moment in life for me, honestly.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2023
  • The sky’s the limit for him, honestly, because his mind [is] set to it.
    — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022
  • This is so funny — honestly, the first thing that comes to mind is low jeans.
    — Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2022
  • The first day of skiing is a lot of falling down and, honestly, so is day two.
    — S. Bear Bergman, SELF, 22 Jan. 2024
  • A lot of the show was honestly like doing theater, in a way.
    — Hannah Abraham, Deadline, 15 June 2024
  • One wrong move, or honestly even a Chiefs loss, could lead to a swift (LOL) turning of tides.
    — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2023
  • And Lisa: quite honestly, the guy who got it is the one person who bad mouth Donald Trump back in the old days.
    — Leila Atassi, cleveland, 18 Apr. 2022
  • But honestly, the story of Batman is more than enough to reel us in.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 5 Mar. 2022
  • Just how many would use it, though, who honestly knows?
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 16 May 2023
  • And honestly, bruises, aches and pains come with the territory.
    — Max Gao, IndieWire, 7 Feb. 2025
  • And honestly consumers are getting hammered with it, right?
    — Nerdwallet, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025

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