no-nonsense
Example Sentences
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In “Glengarry Glen Ross,” a group of real-estate salesmen is pushed to compete fiercely after their new, no-nonsense boss raises the stakes of their monthly sales contest.
Her Day-Glo yellow pantsuit and quirky dance moves were a far cry from her Oscar-nominated, no-nonsense portrayal of fictional maestro Lydia Tár.
From Los Angeles Times
“I’m a no-nonsense type of person,” Henson notes.
From Los Angeles Times
After more than three decades on stage and film, Jackson quit acting and took her no-nonsense, straight-talking style into politics.
From Reuters
She remembered her mother Sunday as a loving wife to Mann, a devoted grandmother to her two girls, a lover of animals, and a soft-hearted romantic who could surprise people with her no-nonsense business sense.
From Seattle Times
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