bluntly
Example Sentences
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“I’m dipping nuggets you’ve never heard of into sources you could never understand,” she declares bluntly, causing us to cackle out of sheer surprise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
"I think that's nonsense, if I can put it bluntly."
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The Trump-endorsed front-runner for the seat put it more bluntly still: “The fact that the Republicans have an ability to regain the seat is great. I love it.”
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
“China has already eaten much of German industry’s lunch and is preparing to start on dinner,” the Centre for European Reform, a London-based think tank, bluntly warned in a recent report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
It seemed to me that a girl’s picture clashed with the general men-only decor of the bus, and I bluntly asked the Chief who she was.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
