How to Use flat-out in a Sentence

flat-out

1 of 2 adjective
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  • Some of his cooking, like the pil-pil and the fluke in olive oil, is flat-out Iberian.
    — Pete Wells, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The roller coaster before all of this makes the whole of it flat-out remarkable out of the gates.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2023
  • Anyone who says newsboy caps are the same as flat caps is flat-out lying.
    — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 14 July 2023
  • The Vision Pro launches on February 2nd, and there are sure to be some good, bad, and flat-out weird apps in the weeks and months to come.
    — Jay Peters, The Verge, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Lynch is flat-out one of the most powerful CEOs in the world, regardless of gender.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 June 2023
  • The first two are flat-out icons, while Moroney is one of the most talented and promising new talents to be found in any genre.
    — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
  • America had proven dreams weren’t for us; Jim Crow would see to it they were crushed along with your spirit, if not flat-out killed.
    — A.w. Davis, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 June 2023
  • Mann seems to have put serious time behind the wheel himself because the racing is flat-out thrilling.
    — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Not kind of a choker, or choker adjacent, but a flat-out choker.
    — Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The Trailmate Journey has loads of accessories that range from useful to flat-out brilliant.
    — Sarah Kester, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2023
  • It’s been a process of trial and error, with early treatments flat-out not working or even causing seizures.
    — Lizzy Lawrence, STAT, 12 May 2023
  • And the percentage of Republicans who say Trump usually makes flat-out false claims dipped down to 8% from 14%.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Built in 1908, the Neoclassical home is flat-out gorgeous, thanks to a stunning double front porch lined with columns.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Yet some are flat-out denying that these atrocities occurred.
    — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023
  • In the previous three seasons this notion has been presented in the media and pushed by alumni and flat-out screamed from the empty bleachers at the Rose Bowl.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The Danny works great in calm water, and is flat-out awesome when retrieved through the whitewater left behind by crashing waves.
    — Jimmy Fee, Field & Stream, 13 Sep. 2023
  • In each episode, a celebrity panel will try to identify the real married couple from the ones who are flat-out lying – and, in fact, have just met for the very first time on that same day.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Sport mode brings an even more aggressive algorithm and a flat-out refusal to upshift into the tallest gears even when cruising.
    — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 7 Aug. 2023
  • These squads know each other well; there will not be any secrets or surprises, just a flat-out border war that will be won by the team with more offensive weapons.
    — J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Neither the military’s flat-out dismissal nor the fretting of the instructors has discouraged the Senior Army.
    — Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Birkland, the North Carolina State professor, said some of the social media claims are questionable or flat-out wrong.
    — Dallas News, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The comedy star power at this festival is flat-out amazing (here’s the schedule: netflixisajokefest.com/schedule) and definitely worth a trip north.
    — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024
  • These virtues are backed up by refined road manners, competent flat-out behavior, and a smooth powertrain.
    — Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Recent data from Workhuman found that nearly 30% of workers have felt invisible at work, and 27% have felt flat-out ignored.
    — Rachel Montañez, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2023
  • This could cause insurance premiums to surge in price, or could lead to insurers flat-out denying coverage of some EV models.
    — José Rodríguez Jr. / Jalopnik, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2024
  • With 27 tracks spanning 78 minutes, the album is a payload of provocation and flat-out astonishing music that will take a while to fully digest.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2024
  • His flat-out refusal hints at untold secrets, a state of affairs borne out by the puzzlement of his patient wife (Amanda Wilkin, in a largely thankless role devoid of subtext).
    — David Benedict, Variety, 13 July 2023
  • Fellow fashionistas flooded the comments with flat-out denials.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2023
  • But in this universe, audiences are flat-out rejecting the Warner Bros. movie, starring Ezra Miller as the eponymous, timeline-spanning speedster.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 25 June 2023
  • But for me the change undid the previous work of emotional engagement in favor of flat-out persuasion on a subject with which few in the audience would be likely to disagree.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2023
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flat out

2 of 2 adverb
  • We asked for more time but they refused us flat out.
  • I told him flat out that I have no intention of marrying him.
  • The car does 180 mph flat out.
  • So how did a team that played so well at home fall flat out on the road?
    — Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Those calling him for him to be fired are flat out wrong.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2019
  • Swalwell just flat out failed to gain traction in the race.
    — Doug Criss, CNN, 9 July 2019
  • Age 45 is the age of 'perimenopause', not flat out menopause.
    — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2023
  • In our half-mask tests, the iPhone flat out refused to unlock for us.
    — Michelle Maltais, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2020
  • Lee was sleepy, uninspired and flat out boring to watch.
    — Womansday.com Editors, Woman's Day, 26 May 2010
  • There were three plays in the first period on which the Kings just flat out took the puck from the Blackhawks, who did come alive the rest of the game.
    — Curtis Zupke, latimes.com, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Trump flat out lied to get credit for what his father owned.
    — Luke Darby, GQ, 21 Apr. 2018
  • Not many people have heard of Schwalbach, but this kid can flat out play.
    — Chris Hays, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Some are just flat out funny, with nothing more on their minds than the spritz of escapism.
    — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 June 2020
  • On Wall Street, Facebook faced the music and Tesla flat out bombed.
    — Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, 25 July 2019
  • Mayfield and the offense looked flat out bad in the 38-6 drubbing by the Baltimore Ravens.
    — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2020
  • Yo Simone, this flat out the Mount Everest of challenges.
    — Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com, 13 Apr. 2020
  • The European bourses were flat out of the gates, but perked up throughout the morning.
    — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 17 June 2020
  • Noonan looked back toward the yard, then down at the rumpled patch of grass where Judge had been flat out on his back.
    — Colin Barrett, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Since January, the sales team has just been going flat out.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Murphy has long arms, is agile and is just a flat out ball player.
    — Chris Kirschner, ajc, 13 Nov. 2017
  • The worst cover done by an actual artist on the soundtrack; this one flat out doesn’t work.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 July 2022
  • Nothing in the room but a glass night lamp on a table and, set flat out under the windows like a cheap placemat, the bed.
    — Gail Sheehy, Daily Intelligencer, 9 Sep. 2017
  • Stevenson has rare movement skills for a 246-pound back and can flat out make people miss.
    — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Trump is saying, flat out, that Democrats are opposed to the military.
    — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 23 Mar. 2018
  • Rolen hit with consistent power and could flat out play the hot corner.
    — USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Maxey can flat out score, has played with Tyler Herro at Kentucky, and would have fit so well into the team on both ends of the floor.
    — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 19 Nov. 2020
  • Just a flat out entertaining read, and a book worth spending time with.
    — John Warner, chicagotribune.com, 25 Dec. 2021
  • The Pioneer won’t beat a RZR in flat out speed, but there’s no bigger thrill than hitting 60 on a wide-open dirt road.
    — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 9 Jan. 2018
  • So far, Trump has flat out mocked the impeachment proceedings and sought to use the vote to drum up support while on the campaign trail.
    — oregonlive, 31 Dec. 2019
  • Anything less than that, and both LeBron and Davis will have to be flat out incredible to make any of this work.
    — Andrew Sharp, SI.com, 27 June 2019

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