Sentence examples for downright benign from inspiring English sources

Madonna, 53, danced her way back toward worldwide visibility Sunday as the halftime attraction for the Super Bowl, with a giant supporting cast — gladiators, acrobats, cheerleaders, drummers, a gospel choir — and a downright benign stance.

5) 4. NO LONGER AN UPSET, MADONNA ACTS HER AGE The 53-year-old pop star was the halftime attraction for the Super Bowl, and she came with a giant supporting cast -- acrobats, cheerleaders, a gospel choir -- and a downright benign stance.

The potential implications also range widely, from the benign through the creepy to the downright dystopian.

Downright Stengelian.

Downright unAmerican?

It's downright vandalistic.

It's downright outrageous.

Schwed was downright dismissive.

He's downright... unexceptional.

Others sounded downright gloomy.

It seemed downright masochistic.