mince

Example Sentences

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When approached for comment on SoFi’s response, Muddy Waters didn’t mince words.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Fund manager Jeremy Grantham and financial historian Edward Chancellor released an essay last week that didn’t mince words.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

At the news conference in the Danish capital Copenhagen, Frederiksen did not mince her words as she condemned the "completely unacceptable pressure from our closest ally".

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

Mickey Rourke did not mince words when asked by TV host Piers Morgan about fellow actor Tom Cruise and the box-office numbers for ‘Top Gun: Maverick.’

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

She did not mind that there were so many things Isannah could not ‘keep down’—like pork gravy, mince pies, new beer.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes