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right out

Idioms

Also, straight out. Plainly, without holding back, as in He told her right out that he couldn't run for another term, or When Jan told us she wanted to study medicine, Dad said straight out that he couldn't afford medical school.

Example Sentences

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While NIL and revenue sharing had created a run on transfer portal talent, Lloyd sensed that freshmen right out of high school had become an undervalued commodity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

SpaceX is proving to be a special case, though, with a top-10 U.S. stock market valuation right out of the gate.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

And just when you think you can’t possibly have an emotional connection to what you’re watching, a sudden wallop to the gut punches the tears right out of you.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

“It has a reading nook in there that is right out of a movie,” Anu notes.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

The air was so hot and dry, it sucked the moisture right out of his lungs.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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