directness
Example Sentences
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Prior to Guardiola's arrival, English football was famed for its intensity, directness and fast attacks, with Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United dominating.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Plain language, ordinary intimacies—Ebert’s directness makes it possible to feel the moment with nearly the same unbearable immediacy that Penn creates in the film.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
It was wrapped in a directness that he had spent years avoiding.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026
For a team who have dominated the ball, playing slowly and methodically for the last few seasons, they have now looked to introduce directness and counter-attacking threat.
From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025
Now, in this stem man facing her, so totally different from her grandfather, Kit sensed the same quality of directness, and out of an instinctive respect she gave the only honest answer she could.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
