frankness
Example Sentences
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“Wake me up in a hundred years, ask me what is happening in Russia,” mused Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, a 19th-century satirist, “and I’ll tell you with my usual frankness: We steal, we drink, we make war.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
“There was a frankness in my Uncle Toby,” says Tristram, “which let you at once into his soul.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
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
It was that honesty and frankness, combined with his biting touch, that made Stephen Colbert such a TV icon.
From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2025
‘Ach! sss!’ said Gollum, covering his ears with his hands, as if such frankness, and the open speaking of the names, hurt him.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
