How to Use be honest/frank in a Sentence
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And to be honest, this person’s already world-renowned, but the record that’s been blowing my mind is the new Beth Gibbons.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2024
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With Daniel, Alexis can be honest about the pressure her well-to-do parents have put on her to follow in their footsteps and become a renowned surgeon.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
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To be honest, though, the race the fans were here to see would not be one for the ages.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 21 Nov. 2023
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The last few years haven’t been all that hot for Grace, to be honest.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2024
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And to be honest, he’s been very good with that this year.
—Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 22 May 2024
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To be honest, a few of them are still my very best friends.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
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To be honest, there are enough shows out there that do that.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2023
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Working on the lyrics was a bit of a struggle, to be honest.
—Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 29 Apr. 2023
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To be honest, there are K-pop groups that fight a lot or don’t get along.
—Kristine Kwak, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2023
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To be honest with you, that has to do with not drinking as well.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2023
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For me, the victory is to be here tonight, to be honest.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 21 Oct. 2023
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For me, the victory is to be here tonight, to be honest.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
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But to be honest with you, my kids aren’t packing them in their lunch.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2024
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My job is to be me, to be honest, and come at it from a point of view that is always with the chef in mind.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Feb. 2024
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Be brave and be honest with yourself about what stays and what goes.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 8 July 2024
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My initial goal was just to give my friends jobs, to be honest.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 12 June 2023
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The hardest part on me is leaving this place, to be honest.
—Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 27 Aug. 2023
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She and her top staff, which should be honest with both themselves and her.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2023
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To be honest, the state of the world is pretty depressing.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2023
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To heal, Marc needs to be honest with himself and those closest to him.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 28 Dec. 2023
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Yeah, well, to be honest, the only way to go forward is to do things on your own terms.
—Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 7 June 2023
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And to be honest, my hair and I don't always see eye to eye on our career.
—Andrea Lavinthal, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2024
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How much tinkering was done? To be honest, the core of it was already there.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2024
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Leslie Jones’s version of The Daily Show did a lot of stuff really well this week, to be frank.
—Vulture, 17 Nov. 2023
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Trevor Noah: Well, to be honest with you, my process is living life and then being on stage.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 19 Dec. 2023
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And a lot of people are frustrated about it, to be honest.
—Mirjam Swanson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2023
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But to be honest, people wasn’t doing that around that time.
—Xander Zellner, Billboard, 25 July 2023
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To be honest, there’s a lot of components about movies that are out of your control.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2024
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What happened next, to be honest, is quite simply a blur.
—Beanie Feldstein, Variety, 18 Oct. 2023
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The 90 Day mom encouraged Aguero to be honest and own being 68 years old.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
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