Frankly

Examples

• You need be in no hurry to hear, he said: let me frankly tell you, I have nothing eligible or profitable to suggest. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• If I happened to have a fancy for you; but, frankly, I have none! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• You will excuse me, however, if I speak frankly to you. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• By humbly and frankly acknowledging yourself to be in the wrong, there is no knowing, my son, what good you may do. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Well then, said Petersham frankly, your charms never excited in me the least particle of desire till this morning. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Now for every one there should be some one to whom one can speak frankly, for all the valor that one could have one becomes very alone. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• I have but one excuse for not having dealt frankly with you in this matter. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• It is a tale frankly barbaric. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• If the visitor persists until Edison has seen both sides of the controversy, he is always willing to frankly admit that his own views may be unsound and that his opponent is right. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• I accept the offer, said the Knight, as frankly as it is given; and I ask permission to dispose of Sir Maurice de Bracy at my own pleasure. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Her face seemed to ask for an armed peace, and he therefore said frankly, Yes, miss; it is on account of her. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• But in the dark Pablo's hand gripped his hard and pressed it frankly and he returned the grip. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• She had to draw upon this thought, as upon some fiery stimulant, to keep up her part in the scene toward which Rosedale was too frankly tending. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• She smiled up at him frankly. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• I try to speak frankly. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• She smiled, recognizing the heroism of the offer to the point of being frankly touched by it. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• I tell you frankly, I suspect Ladislaw. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Why don't you tell me frankly that I'm a wreck? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Have you confessed yourself, brother, said the Templar, and have you heard mass this morning, that you peril your life so frankly? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Very frankly answered! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• He received me not very frankly, looked me all over, and turned to his work again. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• You beat me fairly, said Caliphronas frankly to Maurice that night. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• It is something, too, to be of royal blood, answered I frankly; and something more to be accomplished: but this posting after a man! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• You are not reserved; you are frankly communicative. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Shall I speak frankly? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• But other forces were more frankly disobedient and critical. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Frankly and faithfully, I would if I could. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• I frankly admit that I am unable to prove it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Now, madam, frankly--frankness is a part of my character--shall I open the door for you? Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Be shy of loving frankly; never tell all you feel, or (a better way still), feel very little. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.

Checker: Virgil