blunter

Example Sentences

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The beta mom backlash is a response to several converging realities: A blunter cultural dialogue around maternal mental health that has stripped the glamour from “having it all,” and a shifting economic landscape.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

They were, to be blunter than that, living beyond their means.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Peter Arensburger, a fellow Democrat who also lives in Riverside, was blunter still.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2025

Doug Koesel, an outspoken 72-year-old priest at Blessed Trinity Parish in Cleveland, was blunter: “They’re just waiting for us to die.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024

Later, testifying at Oppenheimer’s security trial, he delivered a blunter assessment: “Pretty foggy thinking,” he called it.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik