Sentence examples for might be outright from inspiring English sources

Their publishers might be outright crooks (several names spring to mind), their agents fiddling the ledger (ditto) and the booksellers might be slow to pay up, but GBS 1.0 was ruled by the iron law of the cash nexus.

In that form, the problem might be outright unsolvable.

While she might not be outright looking for an adventurous guy, she certainly won't say no to someone who's willing to try new things and keep her life (and his) exciting.

Or it might be an outright fraud.

The most telling evidence in the documents might be an outright admission from an athlete.

A second route for a physician might be an outright breach of confidentiality.

It's also possible that the deal might be cancelled outright.

The world reaction might polarise things and hunting might be banned outright.

Not all 'high-risk' species are likely to be equally problematic; certain species might be rejected outright, whereas the planting of others could be regulated with proactive, precautionary measures.

And it didn't have to be outright sex it might just be fervent friendship.

And it didn't have to be outright sex — it might just be fervent friendship.