Sentence examples for a downright from inspiring English sources

"a downright" is a valid phrase in written English.
You can use it to describe something in an absolute, unequivocal way, usually a negative quality or consequence. For example, "The effects of climate change are a downright tragedy".

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They're a downright sexist bunch.

This is a downright tragedy.

It was a downright surreal sensation.

They often painted a downright scary portrait of conjugal sex.

In some cases, it became a downright added attraction.

But in Portland this week he caused a downright sensation.

There, last fall, your mother was a downright catastrophe.

It should, in short, be a downright howler.

From London's Dirty Water Records, who are on a downright tear these days.

Integration into the Middle East seemed like a trivial, if not a downright harmful, fantasy.

West Indies has a downright scary batting lineup headed by Chris Gayle, this format's dominant player.

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