frankness
Example Sentences
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Legally, I assume there’s no way around the latter and, as queasy as it is to stomach, the frankness of it fits the tone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
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
Judge John Woosley ruled that in “ ‘Ulysses,’ in spite of its unusual frankness, I do not detect anywhere the leer of the sensualist.”
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2025
But there’s a frankness to “Running With the Wolves” that’s refreshing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2025
One thing I liked immediately about Shorty was his frankness.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
