Example sentences for: downright

How can you use “downright” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • So far as I know, students of so-called “racquet games” are not required to submit to examinations that might test whether or not they know what they are talking about; but I have a feeling the idea might be useful, for there is an incredible amount of misunderstanding and downright ignorance of which name refers to which sport.

  • Blum not only fails to share these explanations, but also sometimes repeats ones that are downright wrong--such as that men die young because the species needs them less.

  • It is no piece of cake, if not downright impossible, for the average user to perform this sort of install.

  • Throughout all these sayings, a downright judgmental tone can be heard, summed up in the old Cornish last word, Theer tes [it is] an' caan't be no tesser!

  • Such a price ceiling is downright reassuring compared to the world of, say, print publishing--in which a newsstand browse yields magazines ranging from $2 to $20 per issue.


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