Sentence examples for outright question from inspiring English sources

If your friends ask you an outright question like, "Are you rich?" don't lie or avoid the question.

What's so troubling about Obama's failure to acknowledge the Armenian genocide is that the pattern of denialism seen with the Holocaust is the same: some deny it outright; some question the specifics, such as the death toll; and other simply say more research is needed (though the Turks have blocked access to the full Ottoman archives).

There's also the struggle between co-existence and outright assimilation a question of partnership vs. benevolent dictatorship.

While lawmakers did not reject the idea outright, some questioned its impact on consumers and small businesses, as well as the timing.

After the Americans were released and six of them left the country, the new Parliament, in a symbolic action, debated rejecting American aid outright, and questioned relations with Israel.

He did not get defensive or dismiss the question outright.

Which just goes to prove you should always ask the question outright.

"Was it possible", he asks himself, "to be in the projects for any length of time and remain neutral, an outsider, an objective observer?" He does not need to pose this question outright.

You probably won't be asked this question outright so you need to weave your strategic abilities into the answers to other questions – make sure you use the word "strategy" at several points in the interview.

Under the 311 system, a caller would get a live person who would either answer a question outright or stay on the line as the caller was transferred to the appropriate agency and the issue settled.

I was recently caught by the Crow, who -- in a response to my earlier post about power outages and our politics of powerlessness -- saw and asked outright the obvious question I've been hinting at for some time.