Sentence examples for downright essential from inspiring English sources
You may also be aware that internet shopping is to me what a Manolo sample sale would be to Imelda Marcos: not so much a guilty indulgence but a downright essential.
As a writer covering the tech industry, there are a couple of websites and services that I would classify as downright essential for my job, including some VoIP/IM communication tools and my e-mail application of choice (Gmail).
Sputnik Music gave the album five points out of five, saying it "rivaled" Presley's early recordings in "terms of historical importance and innovation" and was "downright essential, for any Elvis fan and for any music fan".
The restriction would include any third-party application that makes use of iText too, which means there are a lot of government bodies who would be forced to rewrite or downright replace essential systems to keep on functioning properly (from a technical standpoint, that is).
Yes, this can be tedious work but it is also fairly essential for any freelancer, and downright mandatory for a strategic freelancer who is being paid well and working on vital projects.
Public consent is important but not essential so long as there is not downright opposition.
Doubt, questions, even downright skepticism -- these aren't the opposite of faith, but an essential ingredient.
Last year, when President Obama called empathy "an essential ingredient for arriving at just decisions and outcomes," Sessions was downright perplexed.
Schwed was downright dismissive.
