directness
Example Sentences
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It was wrapped in a directness that he had spent years avoiding.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026
But when he got it right, his lyrics had an aphoristic directness that made them seem more hewn than written.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
Villa's urgency, directness, and fearlessness left PSG in a muddle.
From BBC • May 7, 2025
Gurr speaks with a mix of humor, directness and curiousity, eager to share stories but also not someone who overly romanticizes them.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025
The children wanted to take Paige upstairs, isolate her, and have her speak to them with the directness and the concealed softness about the chances of their father being alive.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
