explicitness

Example Sentences

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"And that's new in its explicitness, even if it's been the direction of travel for a while."

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

Though I am often an avoider of scary films, Eggers’ impressive command of the medium, his delicately shocking sensibility and his determination to get maximum effect with minimal explicitness has won me over.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024

Music industry experts have traditionally relied on large databases to analyze the lyrical and acoustic aspects of hit songs, including their tempo, explicitness and danceability.

From Scientific American • Jun. 30, 2023

Given the explicitness of the language used this week, during daytime hours, Levinson said he believes it’s a watershed moment in broadcast standards.

From The Guardian • Feb. 14, 2021

His poise, his explicitness, the assured presentation of verifiable detail impressed Nye—though, of course, the boy was lying.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote