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

Billops’s questions to Van Der Zee give shape to the book’s narrative, and the subject’s frankness charms his dialogue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 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

Although you’ve revealed your shortcomings to me, I feel compelled to no such frankness.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine