frank

Example Sentences

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Greer said he was looking forward to frank conversations on WTO reform, its future role, and what it "realistically can, and cannot, accomplish".

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

To be frank, I wasn’t sure I was up for a trilogy on Porkalob’s family history.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

England have had cause for frank discussions during this Six Nations after three successive defeats left their title aspirations in tatters.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

“In the culture of fear that pervades the PLA, these new appointees may not give Xi the frank advice he needs,” Wuthnow said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Little by little the town names along the way began to take on a frank industrial tone—Port Carbon, Minersville, Slatedale—and I realized I was entering the strange, half-forgotten world of Pennsylvania’s anthracite region.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson