blunt
Example Sentences
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But under the OBBBA, they are no longer blunt instruments.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
Dr. Zoey Thill, a volunteer for the watchdog group the People’s CDC, was blunt in her criticism of O’Neill, calling for him to be “exposed.”
From Salon • May 7, 2026
At the time, The New York Times memorably called her "the blunt instrument knocking down their own Berlin Wall".
From BBC • May 5, 2026
It has to do with how Chevron accounts for the change in the value of its financial hedges, which are designed to blunt the impact of fast-moving commodity prices.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
He returned to Maggie’s hotel suite the next day with some blunt advice: “This is no life for you, my child.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Vocabulary lists containing blunt
The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 8
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