frankness

Example Sentences

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She, too, counseled frankness regarding price—though she acknowledged, ruefully, that she has encountered sommeliers who judge customers based on how much they want to spend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

But there’s a frankness to “Running With the Wolves” that’s refreshing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 24, 2025

It was that honesty and frankness, combined with his biting touch, that made Stephen Colbert such a TV icon.

From Slate • Jul. 18, 2025

Then he talked with great frankness, sounding like a slightly homesick son stuck overseas, when he spoke about wanting reconciliation.

From BBC • May 2, 2025

In spite of her terrifying frankness and overwhelming naïveté, he really knew nothing about her and he was tired of living with an enigma.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith