straight-shooting
Example Sentences
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DeWitt also opened up about getting "kind of gross" for "Smile 2," returning to "And Just Like That…" as Aidan's straight-shooting ex-wife, and why she says she's not "the poster child for real women."
From Salon • Nov. 22, 2024
His assessment of the performance against Cyprus was an exercise in straight-shooting.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2023
And he disappointed some politicians, consultants and lobbyists who remember him as a trustworthy, straight-shooting Republican legislative leader in Sacramento.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2023
Fukuyama has a modest, straight-shooting demeanor, but he can display a wry competitive streak.
From New York Times • May 10, 2022
Be it said, however, once for all that throughout the whole African army there was nothing but the utmost admiration for the dash and spirit of the hard-riding, straight-shooting sons of Australia and New Zealand.
From The Great Boer War by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
