artlessness

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

It’s that very artlessness, however, that has made “Terrifier” a phenomenon.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2024

Such artlessness turns what could be a quick, jaunty movie into a slog.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2021

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

She also knew—as all servants know the sources of their daily bread—the weak spot in Miss Judy's armor of innocence and artlessness.

From Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century by Banks, Nancy Huston