Synonym: frankly, freely, sincerely. Similar words: open, opening, in the open, enlisted, only, if only, only too, mainly. Meaning: ['əʊpənlɪ] adv. in an open way.
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151. Now Taylor is openly inviting him to become so in what is a sign of both player and manager coming of age.
152. No one knows what society would be like if everyone acted on the advice of those who openly advocate it.
153. Billy defied his mother, and smoked openly in the house.
154. They made me welcome and gave up their time to talk freely and openly about everything that had happened to them.
155. The children were encouraged to express themselves freely and openly.
156. There was a reluctance among some teachers to say openly that a particular answer to a question was wrong.
157. As it was, those legislators owed black voters nothing and were therefore free to take positions openly hostile to them.
158. I must say this openly: d'Aubigny I liked immediately, a gentleman born and bred, a true courtier like myself.
159. Jacques Chirac has openly attacked the government and prepared the ground for a single rightwing presidential candidate-himself.
160. Passive-aggressive people cannot openly express angry emotions and deny feelings of resentment and anger.
161. Complaints Police have received scores of complaints about dealers openly plying their trade in front of small children on street corners.
162. But the pair, openly hostile by the end of last year, will patch up their mutual differences.
163. She liked the way she had not openly offered reconciliation yet had managed to imply that forgiveness would not be unreasonably withheld.
164. He felt free to stare or even lift the binoculars openly.
165. They agreed to continue their efforts to improve their social life and to discuss openly any disagreements or suspicions which cropped up.
166. Some priests and nuns openly allied themselves with the rebels.
167. If this is the case, presumably you can openly express your concerns about any aspect of work to him.
168. They will consult widely and openly among their communities to ensure that their programmes meet the needs of the poor.
169. Many of the smaller cities are openly hostile toward the City of Los Angeles.
170. In close communities like mines, the workers have been able to express both grief and anger openly.
171. Aubrey sipped his brandy, nursing the balloon in both hands and studying Langford openly.
172. He continues to campaign for the right of Catholics to be openly gay.
173. The Soviet leadership openly proclaimed the illegitimacy of military bases on foreign territories only after the death of Stalin.
174. If the United states Navy had operated Sheffield, Congress would have openly debated the affair and heads would have rolled.sentencedict.com
175. But as her relationship with Eric deepened, he'd grown wary, sometimes openly hostile.
176. He has openly said that he favours decriminalizing soft drugs.
177. Indeed they seemed to invite persecution by preaching openly in public places.
178. Still others claim that they lack the rhetorical or interpersonal skills to communicate honestly and openly.
179. Party leaders will be making efforts to ensure that Mr Lawson is not openly attacked at the conference.
180. High-level ministers have talked openly about increasing aid to agriculture and shifting economic policy from one of stabilization to one of growth.