bluntly

Example Sentences

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Sherman, who has been in Congress since 1997, dismissed the generational-change argument bluntly.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Torres captured the broader institutional despair bluntly when he admitted he lacked confidence in regulators but felt there was “no choice but to agitate for accountability.”

From Salon • May 9, 2026

Another cabinet minister told me in recent weeks Starmer has been "bluntly self critical" and has recognised privately that he has to step up.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Outside, Ahmed, a voter originally from Iraq, put it more bluntly: “Twenty years ago, this didn’t exist,” he told me.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

A Berkeley colleague put it more bluntly: “He couldn’t run a hamburger stand.”

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin