Sentence examples for were not outright from inspiring English sources

Again, these were not outright policy mistakes.

Living in Petrograd, Gorky tried to help those who were not outright enemies of the Soviet government.

But the agents said others appeared to be genuine, missing only the inscription of the winner's name on the back, raising the possibility that they were not outright fakes but had been made without authorization.

These artists expressed the "nihilistic Jewish spirit" (a common phrase at the time) if they weren't outright mad.

They weren't outright frauds; they just pushed the envelope way too far.

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.

These votes weren't outright rejections either, he said, but sidesteps, "saying [each amendment was] not germane for the purposes of this budget resolution".

The more common challenge is not outright fraud but benign incompetence.

And what about satire, or news that's not outright fake but controversial?

Provided you're not outright hostile to 1970s nostalgia and 'er-indoors comedy, you will do.

But unlike smoking, eating is not outright harmful to health, so it is more difficult to control by legislation.