Sentence examples for downright affection from inspiring English sources

The traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange have always been a collegial bunch, but this morning they greeted each other with downright affection, hugging, kissing and even shedding some tears.

(One, a shot of a love-struck schoolboy lasciviously devouring a banana as he stared longingly at the male object of his affection, was downright puerile).

It's hard to imagine such a tale being written now, with such unbiased affection for the disaffected, the lonely and the downright odd, which makes it all the more valuable.

Rip is also the only person allowed to talk back to Lear ("This place gets downright pleasant when you ain't around"), and Mr. Grier brings a welcome warmth and thoughtfulness to the role, mixing resentment and affection.

Downright Stengelian.

Downright unAmerican?

Equal affection.

Schwed was downright dismissive.

He's downright... unexceptional.

It's downright vandalistic.

It's downright outrageous.