Sentence examples for so outright from inspiring English sources

There were signs that they wanted him to, though none has publicly said so outright.

Mr. Bergé doesn't say so outright, but his stabilizing presence was essential to Saint Laurent's success.

Blakeslee, without saying so outright, has tried to do the same with this book.

Hers is an immigrant story, and though "Entre Nos" never says so outright, it is an illegal-immigrant story.

And though none of the players said so outright, they seemed to be disappointed that he had not been traded.

There was palpable disappointment that Marbury was still here Monday, although players were reluctant to say so outright.

This was the date I saw so much outright beauty.

So an outright ban on bulk ammunition purchases, or on "assault" weapons like the AR-15, would be a nonstarter.

Indeed, this may be why false modesty is no less discomfiting to its audience (and is sometimes more so) than outright bragging.

The key problem in 2013, as in 2003, is not so much outright lying as the replacement of reality with fantasy.

They seem increasingly confident that if they demand changes to the running of United, other big shareholders would probably vote with them, so seeking outright ownership is unnecessary.