unvarnished

Example Sentences

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If you want to hear about the dirt and the lore and the legends, all of it is here, and it’s all pretty unvarnished.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

They clearly wanted the ratings miracle that Paul’s unvarnished wildness had lent “Mormon Wives.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

The episode is also remembered as the last time a U.S. president resorted to an unvarnished nuclear threat, when Richard Nixon warned Moscow off by raising the U.S. military alert status to Defcon 3.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Seattle linebacker Ernest Jones IV stepped up to the microphone and with unvarnished vigor defended his quarterback.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

There, at least, Meryl told the unvarnished truth.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield