bluntly
Example Sentences
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At a recruiting event last year in London, one of Reflection’s executives put it more bluntly when speaking to a potential hire: “When you are talking to us, you are talking to Nvidia.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Dale Vince, owner of the electricity firm Ecotricity, puts it bluntly.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
Bursting into Kenna’s quarters seemingly at will, she raids her near-empty fridge while bluntly shouldering much of the exposition.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
Dorinda Medley has described the unspoken rule bluntly: you had to get there early, because once the salmon disappeared, what remained was… less compelling.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026
“Yes, in a way,” Owen Williams said bluntly.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.