bluntly

Example Sentences

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“It’s still not that powerful,” Mantell said bluntly.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Bursting into Kenna’s quarters seemingly at will, she raids her near-empty fridge while bluntly shouldering much of the exposition.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Dorinda Medley has described the unspoken rule bluntly: you had to get there early, because once the salmon disappeared, what remained was… less compelling.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

The no-nonsense police statement is a bluntly worded news earthquake: "The man remains in police custody at this time."

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

A prosecutor working with White put it more bluntly, “We all picked Ernest Burkhart the one to break.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann