frankness
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“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
Portraits come in many incarnations—the rigorous realism of Holbein, the rococo elegance of Gainsborough, the harsh frankness of Lucian Freud, to name just a few.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 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
“I do not pretend to possess equal frankness with your ladyship. You may ask questions which I shall not choose to answer.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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