artlessness

Example Sentences

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Claire de La Rüe du Can brings delightful artlessness and honesty to the character of Gabriel, who learns of the deception when she comes of age.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2022

Did his school peers get under his skin: their sense of entitlement, their contempt for the lower orders, their noise, their vulgarity and artlessness?

From The Guardian • Feb. 1, 2020

Even the most artful memoir lays claim to a certain artlessness.

From Slate • Nov. 8, 2019

If “Pavarotti” tells you anything about the man, it’s that that is what he was like: boyish, impulsive, a genuine enthusiast who combined artistry and artlessness in a way that was difficult to resist.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2019

I liked that frankness, in which there was something like artlessness.

From Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 by Kock, Charles Paul de