How To Use Honestly In A Sentence

We've had a bouvier for 7 years, and I can honestly say that they're not for everyone. I've never had a dog.
I'm sure there's a load of stuff I'm supposed to be doing today, but quite honestly I can't remember what it was.
I am honestly disturbed by last Monday's shooting of the booter on the city's South Side. The Parking Ticket Geek: Don't Shoot The Messenger: Take Action!
First, I have great faith that any movie with Captain Mal (erm, Nathan Fillion) will be fantastic. honestly, I think the best book-to-movie translations are those where the moviemaker is not trying to recreate the book onscreen. They're (Not) Gonna Put Me In the Movies
There seemed to my perverted sense a certain poetic justice about the fact that money, gained honestly but prosaically, in groceries or gas, should go to regild an ancient blazon or prop up the crumbling walls of some stately palace abroad. Worldly Ways and Byways

The walk home was less of a gallop and quite honestly it was a relief to get into bed.
I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.
Would you trust this man to behave fairly, honestly, and ethically in his portfolio?
Didn't prevaricate but answered forthrightly and honestly.
I don't honestly know why he agreed to do the film, except that all he wanted was a fifteen-minute death scene.
Honestly, is there no end to the brazen behaviour of banks? Times, Sunday Times
I can't believe people honestly teased you about that.
Selecting cadres fairly and honestly is our Party's political strategy and important means of resisting "periodic law".
A good lawyer might fudge the issue for his client - not sufficiently to get him off the hook, but sufficiently to suggest that he honestly felt himself justified in making a second marriage.
Instead of attending, I thought heavily about throwing things at the hearse as this would at least have been straight-forwardly and honestly disrespectful. And for my next trick……. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
It's honestly embarrassing to listen to, but one should refrain from calling Arrington a brown-noser because who knows? Dan Snyder Mounts Charm Offensive Many Years Too Late
Yesterday at Ness's we went on this hike for about 3 hrs roundtrip to this amazing place simply called the Viewpoint where honestly and cornily, I felt on top of the world. Hot Cold Hot Cold
He sends in a message on a piece of loo roll (honestly, it's true) suggesting he had tried the sandwich and ‘I'm still in here (the thunderbox)!’
i told my wife the other night, i'm hoping that obama can slip in a few "dishonors" and "dishonorables" under the radar on tuesday night. mccain will catch it and it will set him off. i honestly think that's the one button that you can push with mccain that he can't resist blowing up over -- hitting his honor (or lack thereof). Obama Campaign Launches Pre-emptive Ad Strike Against McCain's Planned Character Assault
Honestly, what benefit is there to newspapers in getting people to register just to read an obit?
How can we live honestly, not deceiving ourselves yet not giving way to cynicism or despair? Christianity Today
Faced with the reality of being alone for the first time she talked openly and honestly with John about her feelings: her disgust with herself, her fear of failing at her job, her growing conviction that her childlessness was a punishment, and the frequent wish that she could simply die and put an end to her misery. Alcohol and The Addictive Brain
The auditor says that the report does not suggest that any officer or councillor acted dishonestly. Times, Sunday Times
At certain times, most people find it difficult to communicate honestly, directly and openly with other people.
And honestly, the answer, so far as I can tell from eleven months in the twin trenches, is nothing. The worms will save us all. « A Bird’s Nest
I appreciated the student's candor in honestly evaluating these new techniques.
Honestly! Do you ever listen?
Honestly, I glow with pride to see my genes being passed down the line so successfully. Times, Sunday Times
Truth compels me to state that the division was made honestly, and that little Stennes crime did not seem so terrible to him when he heard the coins jingling under his blouse, and thought of the games of galoche which he had in prospect. The Child Spy
As a doctor you have a professional responsibility to deal with complaints constructively and honestly.
Information is a mere click away on the net and if you were honestly knowlegeable in Hurrian than you'd have surely read Woodard, The Ancient Languages of Asia Minor 2008, p.94 which gives a clear summary of the Hurrian declensional system. Nipping the PIE ergative *-s theory right in the bud
People ask me why I want to get into advertising and I'm always stumped to give them a real answer that they can honestly believe.
Quite honestly, there's no hiding to be done behind politics.
I think more behave honestly than dishonestly. Times, Sunday Times
Honestly, it is well worth bunking off work altogether on these occasions, since the pleasure of watching the artless production economies more than repays the rows I get for missed deadlines.
This past week has honestly been one of the most exciting of my entire career. The Sun
But honestly, I think a higher emphasis should be placed on the instituting of green practices energy usage reduction, etc rather than the development of green technologies and the necessitation of a stronger regulatory environment for the green movement to succeed. Both candidates tout "Clean Coal" -- but it doesn't exist! | The Greenwash Brigade | Marketplace from American Public Media
It must be noted that the postwar Dutch government, compared with its counterparts in other countries, has done an exemplary job of honestly documenting-and repenting of-its people's wartime collaboration.
I can honestly say that I have never had more unpalatable lamb cutlets in my life.
They evidently mistook this brandy-bibbing as a swaggering habit of mine; whereas I was honestly prescribing for myself what had been recommended to me as the best preventive of cholera.
They loved him none the more, of course, and spun, prawned, and wormed as before, honestly envying just a little the purist whose fly undoubtedly often justified his claims. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler
Trilbies, panamas and fedoras suit everyone - honestly. Times, Sunday Times
Ill would it beseem my habit and my calling, to thrust myself into match-making and giving in marriage, but worse were it in me to see your lordships do needless wrong to the feelings which are proper to our nature, and which, being indulged honestly and under the restraints of religion, become a pledge of domestic quiet here, and future happiness in a better world. The Monastery
When the tests were answered honestly, both of them predicted the participants' final school exam performance (their "grade point average") and their self-reported creative achievements.
There seems to be no real doubt that the third argument is false and that at least some, possibly many, patients would wish to be dealt with honestly.
Honestly, I don't see how I could make my social life dependent on just one person without going insane.
I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.
Which I suppose could cause some people to think I am certifiable, which, honestly, I probably am, but I think the insanity gives my personality the edge it needs.
Honestly speaking though, I have to admit that if we didn't complain so much we just wouldn't be British - we might get accused of being fluent English speaking Belgians.
Good old Mark also proclaimed ‘that you may honestly feel grateful that the homeopath survived attempts of the allopathists to destroy it.’
They are all reformed criminals - drug dealers, pickpockets, and thieves who have agreed to go straight and earn their money honestly.
I honestly feel bad for writing this, because maybe, just maybe, Walker and his band of happy-go-lucky good-time pals are actually the nicest people in the world and I'm being a jerk.
The Funky Stew on Oct 3, 2008 the only reason ill agree with brad is because of ant man mostly, thor can be done REALLY well, CA im not too fond of anyway, but i digress, i feel like ant man ruins the idea, CA brings it down that much more, and thor will honestly make or break the team completely Did Jon Favreau Just Reveal The Avengers Line-Up? « FirstShowing.net
This isn’t because of some desire to protect locals-only knowledge (if the number of other dog-walkers, mountain bikers, and equestrians is any indicator, these are far from secret trails), I was just following the group blindly and honestly don’t know where I was in greater detail than “Redmond, east of the Sammamish river.” The Trails of Redmond « PubliCola
They are all reformed criminals - drug dealers, pickpockets, and thieves who have agreed to go straight and earn their money honestly.
I didn't tell anyone, honestly!
For some, the use of an avatar frees them from shyness and allows them to interact more openly and honestly.
It is a matter of principle with her to answer her children's questions honestly.
However, I'm going to shout that honestly, Rick, you are losing your touch.
Because, honestly, the real world we live in and which has preceded us historically (and prehistorically as far as that goes) is far more complex than what we can get across on the page or "invent. "An Accurate Understanding": Talking About Social Structures in Worldbuilding
She should have the best of forage, the purest of water, the cleanest and best of ventilated stables, and the air should be free from any taint of noxious vapors - in a word, the entire environment of this faithful animal should be as carefully and honestly protected as though she was human and not brute.
But she honestly thinks that no one will pay any attention to her after it Is over.
He told the police that he had thought honestly about the ethics of what he was doing.
Online marketing course bar methaqualone we are quintillionth perfervid triturus foliation bar rage purposeless stingily at a instroke in sind bar zillion her, honestly not to let me ultrasonically. Rational Review
If we keep advocating our positions honestly, consistently, persuasively, we ultimately have a great effect.
I appreciate your concern , but honestly, I'm fine.
Frankly I feel pretty bad for Mary Jane, honestly I do.
Honestly the shift in verbiage on TechCenter should probably be considered as a clarification about how IE9 requirements will be approached. Microsoft's new stance: IE9 won't require Windows 7 Service Pack 1
They deny conspiring to defraud the borough's returning officer by dishonestly causing and permitting applications for proxy votes. Times, Sunday Times
Honestly, we made the target because we managed, for once, to keep our ambitions closer to something realistically accomplishable.
But there is an anti-patriot who honestly angers honest men, and the explanation of him is, I think, what I have suggested: he is the uncandid candid friend; the man who says, "I am sorry to say we are ruined," and is not sorry at all. Orthodoxy
I honestly don't know how the Japanese managed to get this show looking as good as it does on this set, but they did it without breaking out the DNR machine that has become popular with other "remasters" out there. Mania News Feed
And moving to a Copernican system was a great threat to this kind of sacred geography, uh, which was tacitly accepted but wasn't really honestly part of scripture.
I honestly just couldn't read it, my eyes were blearing.
The failure of the regulated to act honestly, competently and in compliance with the regs is not the fault of the regulators The Volokh Conspiracy » Now that the Government has Proved as Incompetent
The question, though, is whether one's personal likes and dislikes, one's gut feelings, can honestly count as critical judgment.
Please fill out the questionnaire as honestly as possible.
In the competitive and image-conscious world of recording studios, it's difficult to get people to talk honestly, on the record, about the realities of their business.
This point deserves attention, not for the sake of the miserable and ruinous advantage which is obtained by taunting an adversary in controversy with inconsistency till you drive him to improve his logical position by increasing the exactingness of his demands, but because the advocates of Home Rule (honestly enough, no doubt) confuse the matter under discussion by a strange kind of intellectual shuffle. England's Case Against Home Rule
Quite honestly, alcohol is a bigger curse than cannabis.
I honestly prefer Unidentified Flying Chickens in jackson heights, Queens over both bon chon and kyochon. BREAKING: Kyochon to Open on Wednesday | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan
Wentworth had a threateningly dark and oppressive atmosphere whereas I can honestly say I've been in scarier factory canteens than the one at Larkhall.
Honestly, I glow with pride to see my genes being passed down the line so successfully. Times, Sunday Times
I appreciate your concern , but honestly, I'm fine.
I do not know of any member in this House - young or old - who honestly seriously believed that.
But honestly, with gravity pulling at your knee caps, who wants to see a 30 something in a mini, give me another Madonna in her leotards and I'll look the other way .
You open up, still, honestly, sir, you went to suni (ph) purchase. CNN Transcript Mar 22, 2002
Can he honestly say it now?
Honestly, it had been so long(Sentencedict), I hardly knew her.
HERE IS THE LAST PARAGRAPH: The lesson of Iran/contra is that if our system of government is to function properly, the branches of government must deal with one another honestly and cooperatively. Think Progress » Barnes: CIA Leak “Pretty Minor Scandal,” “Merely a Perjury Charge,” Only “Elites” Care
Zahavi's handicap principle states that an honest signal must be costly to the signaler, meaning that only fit individuals can signal honestly.
Quite honestly, I couldn't care less what they do.
He that liveth wickedly can hardly die honestly.
And there are very few of these nouveau riche who came by their money honestly.
Honestly, it makes no difference to me where we have the wedding.
Honestly, you're impossible at times!
They deny conspiring to defraud the borough's returning officer by dishonestly causing and permitting applications for proxy votes. Times, Sunday Times
Ideologically, the Clinton administration was committed to the idea that most terrorists were misunderstood, had legitimate grievances, and could be appeased, which is why such military action as the administration authorized was so halfhearted, and ineffective, and designed more for 'show' than for honestly eliminating a threat. Archive 2008-08-01
Instead we went to a frat party, and honestly, I'm pretty sure that offing ourselves would have almost been better.
A spinner who has been performing honestly in these games has been him.
Helium, being honestly monoatomic, has only twice the mass of a hydrogen molecule, so its RMS and speed of sound is still pretty fast, which is why you get a high pitched voice if you inhale helium. Faster
Quite honestly, she scared the wits out of me. Christianity Today
I mean honestly I don't have any problem with Jews, but I do have a problem with the ignorance of those who comfort themselves with the propaganda spewed out by the Israeli government and then expurge this same propaganda onto those of us who aren't so easily brainwashed. WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
I can tell you quite honestly that the first time I played that Finnish kantele for more than a couple of minutes was to record that tango on this record. Learning by 'Broz-mosis'
If you honestly believe that had he been the prime minister, Britain would not have aided our closest ally the US in Iraq then I'm sorry, you're living in cuckoo land.
I honestly thought it must be some kind of bootleg recording of one of the acoustic shows I did back in the late eighties.
Honestly, what kind of dunce criminal would decide to not burglarize some place just because the radio is on and playing some light jazz?
He tried to answer as honestly as he could.
Oaken, Oaken, honestly ! Paper cuts, bitten tongues, and now a nosebleed! We should put you in a helmet.
So quite honestly, it's a hard question for me to answer because it is extremely hypothetical.
He's not gonna forgive me easily. Can you? I hope you can, 'cause I honestly don't know how to live without you.
The inherent dialectic of desire itself had in a way already shown me this; for all images and sensations, if idolatrously mistaken for joy itself, soon honestly confessed themselves inadequate. Surprised by Joy
It wasn't me, honestly!
We were both feeling pretty full by this point, but we shared a delicious-looking Tiramisu which was honestly the best I've ever had - perfect for sweet-toothed diners everywhere.
Because, quite honestly, she was feeling absolutely worn out.
I can honestly say that not one person from QF national has ever even asked me about a check I wrote for our chapter (I've been the treasurer for 3 years) There can't be more transparency than that to the chapter. Quail Unlimited Implodes
I suppose that was fair enough and quite honestly I enjoyed the walk.
Only that which is honestly got is gain.
Anyone who dares apeak honestly about Obama will be demonized, called a racist. On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
It came as a shock to hear an old friend speak so honestly about Ted.
I'm not holding out on you. I honestly don't know where he is.
If you drop in here, you honestly never know if you'll find me wearing a wimple or a bikini.
And don't blow a lung over the "dunking" hockey mix-up; if it weren't for the sporty friends in my life, I wouldn't even be able to tell a baseball from a tennis ball...truthfully and honestly. Sobering Celebrations
I was honestly surprised, as it hasn't been Nintendo's habit since Mario 64 to directly sequelize their flagship Mario titles. Games I'm looking forward to
The book is okay but honestly, it's really just kind of slogging along issue to issue and I think it's going to be better in trades anyway, John Cassaday's covers be damned. IFanboy
My relationship with my wife is becoming rocky because, quite honestly, I don't listen to her.
Honestly, my 90-year-old mother with a box of wine and steno pad could've found out more information about this guy. Kathy Griffin's Advice to Chris Harrison: Do Better Bachelor Background Checks
As far as being tall, I honestly don't think I'm ogrishly tall, it's just a good way of saying I am tall and being funny.. plus, a lot of my height is in my legs, so I need to be standing to really get the effect. Walking
The government must follow through with these recommendations, forcing banks to act honestly. Times, Sunday Times
I honestly don't know how we'll manage now Keith's lost his job.
The Court should lean against a construction of the code that would lead to the penalisation of a member who has decided honestly and reasonably that he does not have a personal or a prejudicial interest.
I can't honestly say what time I'll be home.
I told Christopher honestly, propping my knees up and hugging them.
About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment. Josh Billings
Is your toilet paper honestly the softest money can buy?
We'll talk openly and honestly. The Sun
Honestly, she is so oblivious to subtle byplay.
honestly, I don't believe it
I honestly thought that the Council would have sorted us out with a house by now,’ Nicola said.
Do you honestly think I would do something so stupid?
Honestly, I'm still kind of wishy-washy," Everett confides once Joyce is out of earshot. As midterm nears, Democratic activist sees fewer friendly faces in Arkansas
And I honestly was trying to look at peaceful ways to deal with this situation.
I honestly try not to eat out every day because it ends up so expensive, but laziness is obviously a factor. PROFILE: Midtown Lunch’er “Amy” | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan
Honestly, have you ever seen the word ‘free’ in a financial ad without an asterisk (*) or obelus next to it?
I honestly do believe that people are safe - people who live a certain lifestyle will be more likely to be victims of crime.
It wouldn't do, for example, to substitute "formalist" for "legal conservative" here, because that term is too narrow: the late Chief Justice, of course, was a "legal conservative," but whatever one could say about Rehnquist, I don't think that he could honestly be called a formalist. "I see myself as a conservative, to tell you the truth."
So, the question is whether the DDR was worse or better than, f.e., the United Emirates and honestly, I'd rather live in Abu Dabi than in East-Berlin during the Honecker times ... Bryan Gets Some Pushback, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
I could of course say that it was an iamb followed by an amphibrach; honestly, I'm not assuming very much at all about how these metrical forms are represented.
GOOOOODDDDD DAAAAMMMM ITS WARM TODAY FELLOW DEFENDERS OF THE REALM!!!!!! however i am now nursing a nice lager shandy (off duty of course, im not in CID) and sat in the shade. meanwhile up north today i had to stifle mirth (not very succesfully) as we placed a ‘regular service user’ into a cell. as i left him and came home i hear he was still kicking off about how stifling his cell is … … .. clearly the systems failed him and i feel absolutely dreadful for him … … …. no honestly i do … … … … on July 1, 2009 at 7: 42 pm | Reply Olivers Army Police Body Armour Heatwave Shock! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
On that job interview you mentioned, where you honestly expressed to a school principal your objections to journalism, you were punished for your courage, for your leftist deviationism, for ‘not playing the game.’
He's very bright and intelligent and he's, honestly, probably the most wonderful person to look up to.
You are required to advertise your product or service and the terms of the sale honestly and accurately.
Honestly, if you are not willing to sound stupid, you don't deserve to be in love.
I honestly think that Bryce is a more accurate description of the Victoria I envisioned in the book. Twilight Lexicon » MTV Summarizes Live Web Chat
If it doesnt work, the link is www. bigad.com.au and honestly, even if you are sure you will hate it, please give it a go anyway, you WILL NOT BE SORRY. Sierrazen Diary Entry
Enterprise style: speak honestly , conduct practically, rapid and efficient. Managercharacter: loyalty , honesty, probity, dare speak.
The auditor says that the report does not suggest that any officer or councillor acted dishonestly. Times, Sunday Times
So just as there is nothing for us to lament about the passing of the twin-tub washing machine, there is nothing we honestly miss about cars from the good old days. BBC TopGear: Cars and Autos News
I didn't honestly think he'd pass the exam but he came up trumps on the day.
Honestly, the only significant thought I had about this wine was: ‘it's very grapey.’
Honestly, you'd think that after almost 20 years, a tree bearing golden fruit would actually stop being such an attention grabber.
I honestly believe she feeds herself to it whenever it demands.
Third, people can betray the work that they have been given by doing it poorly or dishonestly and corrupting the final product.
Honestly, I really do knowe howe to spell “crowd.” Matthew Yglesias » The Good Kind of Failure
Indeed, it does look quite adult when coalition politicians can honestly admit their differences, put them to one side and forge agreement and compromise. Times, Sunday Times
Honestly, nothing but a group of old, stuffy men gathering to talk about things they talk about every other day of the year.
Her claim came as she faced jail after being convicted of dishonestly raking in jobseeker's allowance, housing benefits and income support. The Sun
This past week has honestly been one of the most exciting of my entire career. The Sun
I have honestly lost count of the number of people who stopped me to talk about the disclosures.
I honestly don't care who we get - once you are in the knockout stage anything is possible. The Sun
accreted" is what tipped me off to what i was doing. ironically, i came by the word "accreted" honestly, laboring through many synonyms until i found the perfect geological/metaphorical term. but it was so mievillian that maybe it drug the rest of the paragraph into that territory behind it. who knows. China Miévilling
Honestly, if you are not willing to sound stupid, you don't deserve to be in love.
He's not gonna forgive me easily. Can you? I hope you can, 'cause I honestly don't know how to live without you.
And moving to a Copernican system was a great threat to this kind of sacred geography, uh, which was tacitly accepted but wasn't really honestly part of scripture.
I didn't honestly think this was going to happen in my first term at the best university in Canada.
But, honestly, the vast, and entirely gratuitous, sense of entitlement displayed by her campaign combined with the utter refusal by her and her supporters to recognize that she's endangering our best chance to pull out a big win in a must-win election smacks of Naderism, writ large. Report: Hillary Is Not "Unelectable," And The Polling Data Prove It
Others give themselves up to what they call keeping up society, which means being more at home in every person's house than their own; and some do a little weak art, and others a little feeble literature; but there are very few indeed who honestly buckle to the natural duties of their position, and who bear with the tedium of home work as men bear with the tedium of office work. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868)
It's good, honestly - it's just physically unwieldy, bulky and so extremely long that it's difficult to feel as if you're making any progress with it.
People often find it necessary not to say and act honestly in order to gain what they desire, or to avoid misunderstanding or conflicts. Dr T.P.Chia
Honestly, a lot of my more outrageous language is in similitude of much of the liberal posts made here. Think Progress » Netanyahu Adviser Ya’alon: ‘I Do Not Accept’ Any Withdrawal From Settlements
It's terribly trite, but I honestly think I have the best mother in the world.
Quite honestly, I don't like to go into those situations until everything is at least settled down.
Most likely this is a software bug in Internet Explorer - I can honestly say that I do not recall ever experiencing this problem.
It's a lot worse being in jail, and you don't honestly deserve to be in the slammer.
Nothing's the matter, honestly, I'm fine.
We honestly feel we can sustain that now. Times, Sunday Times
I honestly thought it was diegetic, and therefore it actually made the scene more unsettling for me.
She somewhat hubristically, and I believe rather dishonestly, credits her new found contentment to herself, her will, her desire to bring it all about. Ester Amy Fischer: My Year of Eating, Praying, Loving: Healing Journey or Hocus Pocus?
It accords them a privilege from action for defamation, on the condition that they are made honestly.
The solution, thus, is not to mechanistically punish Williams or silence one of the more articulate voices in the media, but rather to use the power of our media, community, and academic institutions to engage him and explore these deeply held emotions that many have, but don't have the ability to honestly discuss. Brian Levin, J.D.: Juan Williams, and the Case for Uncomfortable Dialogue
Honestly, I think that your idea will lead you down a blind alley.
This past week has honestly been one of the most exciting of my entire career. The Sun
I will say I honestly think, even at the risk of offending people.
Not a duff track among them, honestly, and the thing didn't even make it past 20 minutes, so naturally I was starved for more.
He asked me if I took any drugs and I honestly answered that I smoked a fair bit of pot and also smoked cigarettes.
I honestly thought he would have forgotten the Marquis of Granby incident.
We trust to the French element: if we honestly unite with it and make it one people with us-we trust to the French people to introduce all the logic and the science, the art and the literature which always reach their height in Frenchmen or Greeks. Responsible Nationhood
But I honestly don't think she would unless she met the man of her dreams.
I do feel for you, honestly.
‘Honestly, I'm not entirely sure what happened there,’ I answered his unasked question.

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