Sentence examples for without downright from inspiring English sources

In the first place, Hungary as a member of the Dual Empire cannot make peace alone any more, or rather less, than Saxony or Bavaria could without downright starting and finishing a revolution first.

How do I help them through this stressful time without platitudes or downright lies?

The voice of the annotations fluctuates between "we" and a first-person singular that can sound downright petulant: Without good looks or interesting verbiage to keep us interested, I am close to turning the page.

A 47-year-old small-town art-school dropout from Porterville, southern California, Owens speaks in a gentle, thoughtful drawl, saying things which are shocking or downright funny without a flicker of an expression crossing his face.

His New Mexico-style beef chili is rich with spices and beer, and there's a salad of apples, radishes and carrots that would be downright dainty without the optional dash of fish sauce in the yogurt dressing.

Easier said than done, of course, but downright impossible without mindfulness.

America is downright un-American without those beloved emporiums.

For those of us who were able to play high school sports because of Title IX, and who later dealt with all-male locker rooms as female sports journalists, the fact that Amat can join and play for a boys' team without harassment or prejudice seems downright remarkable.

He is, in his movements, downright Chaplinesque, if without the haplessness.

And to do it without an honest dialogue is downright foolish.

On a recent morning, drivers appeared to speed through the installation without noticing the plants, which looked downright crippled.