directness
Example Sentences
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Compared with, say, the War on Drugs, a contemporaneous band that has taken some shared influences to a much larger audience, Mr. Morby favors directness and specificity, and works on a more modest scale.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Do these trends point to a regression in tactics by Premier League teams, who now favour physicality and directness over technical prowess?
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Arsenal have been known for playing slick, attacking football in the past, but there has been more directness about them this season, with set-pieces proving particularly effective.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025
But when he got it right, his lyrics had an aphoristic directness that made them seem more hewn than written.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
The directness of this inquiry did, I admit, take me rather by surprise.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
