HONESTLY in a Sentence

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256 example sentences for HONESTLY, such as:
1. Live a noble and honest life.
2. Only that which is honestly got is gain.
3. He is the wise man who is the honest man.
4. One honest word is better than two oaths.
5. He was honest enough to admit his mistake.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of HONESTLY
honestly
 ad.  (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
 ad.  in an honest manner
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  She had intimated, however, that he didn't come by them honestly.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXI
2  Certainly he never came by all that money honestly in these hard times.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXII
3  Half the money is honestly mine," he continued, "honestly made with the aid of honest Union patriots who were willing to sell out the Union behind its back--for one-hundred-per-cent profit on their goods.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
4  But honestly, she thinks I'm made of money.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIII
5  We saw opportunity in the ruin of a civilization and we made the most of our opportunity, some honestly, some shadily, and we are still making the most of it.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIII
6  Pitty would probably make matters worse, for she honestly mourned Frank.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVII
7  Meanwhile she could honestly be proud of the skill with which she had adapted herself to somewhat delicate conditions.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: Chapter 2
8  But still, if they come to me honestly, as man to man, I'll talk things over with them.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
9  They honestly believed the race should fit itself for government, and when that should be done, the objection to race participation in politics would be removed.
Southern Horrors By Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Context  Highlight   In IV
10  I had to do something; and, honestly, I don't think I've been one of the worst.
A Doll's House By Henrik Ibsen
Context  Highlight   In ACT I
11  My friends," said he, speaking to them plainly and in all honestly, "I am not in favour of killing Telemachus.
The Odyssey By Homer
Context  Highlight   In BOOK XVI
12  It was, on the contrary, exactly calculated to make her understand her own wishes; and never had she so honestly felt that she could have loved him, as now, when all love must be vain.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 46
13  Elizabeth honestly and heartily expressed her delight in the prospect of their relationship.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 55
14  You must be satisfied with such admiration as I can honestly give.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 18
15  I know them to have been as honestly under my delusion as I myself.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XLIV
Example Sentence: (46 in 4 pages)
1  Only that which is honestly got is gain.
2  He that liveth wickedly can hardly die honestly.
3  I appreciate your concern , but honestly, I'm fine.
4  We need to discuss disagreements honestly without papering over the cracks.
5  I honestly don't know how we'll manage now Keith's lost his job.
6  I will say I honestly think, even at the risk of offending people.
7  He was honest enough to admit his mistake.
8  Live a noble and honest life.
9  Although Bill has been in trouble with the police,he earns an honest penny these days by driving a van.
10  People need to know one another to be at their honest best.
11  I'd like you to give me an honest answer/your honest opinion.
12  The best that we find in our travel is an honest friend.
13  Truth is honest, truth is sure; Truth is strong and must endure.
14  One honest word is better than two oaths.
15  He is the wise man who is the honest man.