How to Use honestly in a Sentence

honestly

adverb
  • 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 kitchen could honestly halve the menu without losing the soul of its premise.
    Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Just how many would use it, though, who honestly knows?
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 16 May 2023
  • But honestly, what the court does now is anyone’s guess.
    Jo-Ann Mort, The New Republic, 26 July 2023
  • That’s honestly one of my favorite songs because the crowd just starts to move.
    Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Yeah there just honestly is not enough time in our schedules right now to watch it.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
  • So, honestly, the fact that there are no pictures of [that] online, on the inside, says how much more to the work there is.
    Janell Ross, Time, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Tricia Just wants to be free, and honestly is kind of a bummer.
    Sarah Vollman, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Quite honestly, the process and the journey for personal growth is a process.
    Irie Harris, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2022
  • It’s to the point where I am deeply unsettled by it and honestly a little scared and creeped out.
    oregonlive, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Well, honestly, the FDA is just getting around to it — for good reason.
    Taylore Glynn, Allure, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Video picture settings can be tweaked in the Razer Synapse app, but honestly, the Kiyo X looks great out of the box.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2022
  • And honestly, considering what Hill herself has been posting online, what Dunne is saying seems like a drop in the bucket of the drama.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Disputes such as this seem poised to become more common, and to potentially disrupt our ability to honestly perceive the icons of the past.
    Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024

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