She spoke flatly, matter of factly.
His father had spoken flatly, without an air of mystery or threat.
And while in earlier presentations he had made an attempt to entertain, this time he spoke flatly, as if he wanted only to be done with it.
Campus career centers report being swamped; advisers I spoke to flatly denied being able to "monitor and reassess" all placements or even postings, as the 13 university presidents claim to do — their ability to visit students' workplaces, for instance, is almost nil.
Asked if they could come back until the author had finished speaking, they flatly refused.
Her words, so profound and yet spoken so flatly, confused me momentarily.
You shouldn't speak more "flatly" than usual, either.
This is especially true when he flatly speaks the opening lines of "The Boy Is Mine," a song by a less subtle duo, Brandy & Monica.
He speaks quietly and rather flatly; there's nothing flamboyant about him, and he sometimes sounds slightly bored, as if he's reading out an inventory and would rather be playing games.
That's it,' Christie said flatly, speaking on his monthly radio show on New Jersey 101.5".
