frankness

Example Sentences

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Billops’s questions to Van Der Zee give shape to the book’s narrative, and the subject’s frankness charms his dialogue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Judge John Woosley ruled that in “ ‘Ulysses,’ in spite of its unusual frankness, I do not detect anywhere the leer of the sensualist.”

From Slate • Aug. 21, 2025

But there’s a frankness to “Running With the Wolves” that’s refreshing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 24, 2025

Her frankness can be touching, including when she says it’s better when her troubled son doesn’t come by, because it means he doesn’t need anything.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025

One thing I liked immediately about Shorty was his frankness.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey