bluntness
Example Sentences
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Scientists do not currently agree on exactly what belongs in that category, a problem Kennedy summarized with characteristic bluntness: “If you can’t define a problem, you can’t solve it.”
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Their snobbery is juxtaposed with Carney’s friend and colleague Pepper’s unsettling bluntness and eyeball to eyeball stare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
His bluntness is something that Benito Rubino, a 21-year-old volunteer with the campaign, likes.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
“Far from it,” he said with uncharacteristic bluntness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
I feel bad when she looks slightly taken aback at my bluntness, her blond eyebrows arching up in surprise.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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