forthrightness

Example Sentences

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This tension indeed “makes any thoughtful person sad,” but it will take the forthrightness of a Wallace and the moral depth of a Melville to confront this paradox seriously.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

There has always been a sturdiness about Edgerton, a sense of solid forthrightness that is put to great use here in what may be his most fully realized performance.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

This read as forthrightness and jurors were visibly engaged throughout his testimony.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2024

A consequence of the forthrightness is that one of the first things a listener wonders upon hearing his new song, “Death Wish,” is whether he’s writing about Shires.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2023

Penelope straightened and returned the lady’s gaze with as much forthrightness as she could muster, given the rapid turn of events.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood