frankness

Example Sentences

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His frankness about local housing opposition turned him into something of a hero for the “yes in my backyard,” pro-development movement.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

“Wake me up in a hundred years, ask me what is happening in Russia,” mused Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, a 19th-century satirist, “and I’ll tell you with my usual frankness: We steal, we drink, we make war.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Legally, I assume there’s no way around the latter and, as queasy as it is to stomach, the frankness of it fits the tone.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

It was that honesty and frankness, combined with his biting touch, that made Stephen Colbert such a TV icon.

From Slate • Jul. 18, 2025

For a few moments they looked into each other’s eyes with complete frankness.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman