Example sentences for: flatly

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

  • Whereas Edmund I claims he only made up Edmund II, Edmund III weaves tales that are flatly contradicted in Edmund I's book.

  • And the NYT flatly asserts that the Republican majority is now so slim that "there is little chance the 218 votes required for impeachment can be assembled."

  • He knew we were selling arms to Iran--itself flatly illegal and spectacularly in conflict with the administration's public pronouncements--but, he claimed, he had no idea the deal involved paying ransom for hostages.

  • Time 's exclusive: While Clinton's testimony "generally matched" Lewinsky's, he flatly refused to answer explicit questions about sex before the grand jury and "did not acknowledge engaging in [oral sex] with Lewinsky."

  • Among other things, the piece says that President Johnson (and President Kennedy before him) sounded out the Soviet Union on heading off China's nuclear capabilities, but the Soviet Union flatly ignored the overtures.


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