mincing

Example Sentences

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It’s not cruel, but it’s not mincing words, another aspect that someone deeply embedded in Nashville might have trouble doing.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

Good on the Getty for not mincing visual words.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2025

His soft, thoughtful delivery forces the listener to take note and when he speaks he is usually very direct, rarely mincing his words.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2024

It looks wildly overregulated, with these mincing steps away from overregulation.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2024

“I’m not mincing words, you strange old man. I’m minding my own business, and you should mind yours.”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood