Sentence examples for wasn't outright from inspiring English sources

He was the only GOP candidate who wasn't outright against gay marriage and legalisation of marijuana.

The film didn't, in fact, need to talk about it, and what it had to say was foolish when it wasn't outright hateful.

At least the Tin Man, a store mannequin in his previous life before being transformed by Mr. Rowe, a retired sheet-metal worker, wasn't outright stolen as were Toto (a little too portable, he disappeared this winter) and the Scarecrow, a Halloween casualty after being on display for a mere two months.

7. "I Know" didn't find much critical favor, but it wasn't outright panned.

If it was not outright condemnation for failing to fight back – "sheep to the slaughter" – it was a more invidious form of suspicion.

And Ives, misogynistic when he was not outright misanthropic, found them both — though "among the strongest and greatest in all art" — "too much" emasculated.

"The chief problem in historical honesty isn't outright lying.

Vuitton and Chanel lookalike handbags, clutches and scarves are still for sale in the market, but they aren't outright counterfeits that are branded with the companies' logos.

Tucker's role in Silver Linings Playbook isn't outright comic, but I suspect he might be an actor who just can't help but be funny.

But even in Stapel papers that weren't outright fraudulent, the commissions found plenty of serious flaws that point to a culture of "sloppy" science.

(Tip: Make sure your business model isn't outright fraud).