blunter

Example Sentences

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They were, to be blunter than that, living beyond their means.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

And occasionally, the guest offers a blunter reply.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2024

A new musical adaptation trades Fitzgerald’s subtle blend for a blunter approach.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2023

The voters guide statement against the library, written by three other library opponents, is even blunter: “This public library is an irretrievably compromised entity, and it needs to be removed from our midst.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 13, 2023

Sprat was even blunter: getting rid of the tyranny of the ancients simply involved throwing out what he called ‘the rubbish’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton