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Example sentences for: downright
How can you use “downright” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
The form (which I obtained) was downright gibberish, corresponding to no idiom on earth.
Like Battle, Bartoli has allowed her stage manner to become downright weird.
Michiko Kakutani seems downright irritated: "The volume is basically a case of a skilled writer lazily using his sleight of hand to toss off what (with two or three exceptions) are pure exercises in craft" (the New York Times ). (Find out more about author Amis on the New York Times ' "Featured Author" page.)
But the coverage barely notices that the Columbus protest suggests something squishy or downright wrong in all those polls showing extensive public support for President Clinton's stance.
Starr is batting "10 for 10" against presidential legal challenges, note Tim Russert ( Meet the Press ) and Fred Barnes ( Fox News Sunday ), proving that he's "not a rogue prosecutor" (Susan Page, Late Edition ). "The judge was downright scornful of the White House," adds Barnes.