blunt

Example Sentences

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Because existing drugs haven’t been able to target this protein, treatment for pancreatic cancer has primarily relied on toxic drugs that act more like blunt instruments than precise tools.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

In the exchanges, McFadden also describes conversations he had with other Labour politicians about the welfare system and public spending in a pretty blunt way.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

“Let’s be blunt about it: Athleta doesn’t really have a brand that people would want to dupe,” he said.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

And, as a campaign called “The Sacramento Pitch” unveiled its plan to lure a Major League Baseball expansion team to the state capital, the mayor made his pitch a blunt one.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Christopher stared about him for any sign of a woman with a fishing rod, but instead, over the edge of the boat there came a squirrel the size of a cat, with a blunt horn.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell