blankly
Americanadverb
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without expression or understanding.
She stared blankly at her inquisitors.
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in every respect; totally; fully.
He blankly denied ever saying such a thing.
Etymology
Origin of blankly
Example Sentences
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When asked point blank if he would accept a “Star Wars” role again, Isaac blankly answered in 2020, “Probably, but who knows. If I need another house or something.”
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Amélie, their third child, is labeled “a vegetable” by a doctor and spends her first two years staring blankly at her surroundings.
He stared blankly at the judge as she spoke.
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The entire time the Lakers’ star guard just stared blankly ahead.
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Smoking a string of cigarettes or blankly watching whatever’s on television, her face a canvas of exhaustion and depression, Janice is struggling to pick up the pieces.
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