plainspoken
Example Sentences
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But Mr. Markovits’s writing is restrained and plainspoken, and it draws us in with the fidelity by which it inhabits Tom’s dejection.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
On paper, he’s the kind of figure they imagine can bridge the divide: a plainspoken Mainer.
From Salon • Nov. 17, 2025
Lynch was an unusual mix of plainspoken and cryptic, a guy who’d sit down at Bob’s Big Boy and write scripts that even he didn’t understand.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025
Kristofferson's plainspoken vocals may have lacked range but they carried something more important - conviction.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2024
Our friendship was built on a plainspoken candor that I think we both enjoyed.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
