"I telephoned her and asked outright if you were there."

He wouldn't ask outright, not in so many words.

Curious murmurs rose and fell, but no one asked outright.

When you want to know the answer to something, you ask outright.

I still wasn't sure what Andrew's financial situation was like but didn't want to ask outright.

Her voice said she was fishing for something she didn't want to ask outright.

I could not very well ask outright in front of Sophia's mother exactly what my role was supposed to be.

This was the nearest she could come to asking outright for help.

It was a question no nice girl could outright ask, but one that couldn't help occurring to her mind.

Finally, there was no other way but to ask outright.