Sentence examples for downright relieved from inspiring English sources

I'm hardly the only one to have heard this music; some other progressives have sounded downright relieved at the prospect that if there aren't enough votes on the court to strike DOMA down on equality grounds, at least the law might fall to the argument that defining marriage is the states' business, into which the federal government has no business intruding.

He remained in that pose for some minutes, a player actually distraught, or relieved, or just downright mentally spent by what had come to the boil.

While some Republicans are privately relieved, some liberals are downright dejected.

The Wilpon clan was downright giddy on Monday morning; Fred was so relieved that he said, "Now I guess I can smile".

"Just relieved".

Dennis Cook relieved.

Relieved, perhaps.

Extremely relieved.

Relieve yourself.

Downright Stengelian.

Downright unAmerican?