frankness

Example Sentences

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In Marlaine Delargy’s translation from the Swedish, “Mount Verity” confronts these anguished contradictions with disarming frankness and calm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

She, too, counseled frankness regarding price—though she acknowledged, ruefully, that she has encountered sommeliers who judge customers based on how much they want to spend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 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

Then he talked with great frankness, sounding like a slightly homesick son stuck overseas, when he spoke about wanting reconciliation.

From BBC • May 2, 2025

With his usual frankness, the Iceman admitted everything he had done but explained why he had done it.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand