bluntness
Example Sentences
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Their snobbery is juxtaposed with Carney’s friend and colleague Pepper’s unsettling bluntness and eyeball to eyeball stare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
His bluntness is something that Benito Rubino, a 21-year-old volunteer with the campaign, likes.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
As the guarantors of European security, U.S. officials have long prodded European politicians on various issues—but usually behind closed doors and rarely with the bluntness of Trump’s diplomats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
“Squid Game,” for all its bluntness, tries to hold up a mirror to the real world, where a cursory look around lets us know how little society values the lives of women and children.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2025
“Not from you, it doesn’t sound natural, and I like your old bluntness better.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
