frankness
Example Sentences
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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
Portraits come in many incarnations—the rigorous realism of Holbein, the rococo elegance of Gainsborough, the harsh frankness of Lucian Freud, to name just a few.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
But there’s a frankness to “Running With the Wolves” that’s refreshing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 24, 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
“I do not pretend to possess equal frankness with your ladyship. You may ask questions which I shall not choose to answer.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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