genuineness

Example Sentences

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“But there is a genuineness to it. We’re not calling people up on stage to make fun, it’s really to help them through their problems.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

They had either played for or coached under Coryell, and while remembering the coach’s genius and genuineness, the overwhelming sentiments were sadness and bewilderment that Coryell had yet to join them in Canton, Ohio.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2023

Unfortunately, we may not be that good at gauging others' genuineness — even when we believe we are.

From Salon • May 24, 2022

It is Hamer’s genuineness — evident in everything she said and did — that makes it so alluring and so perilous to invoke her legacy.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2021

I've never forgotten the total genuineness of his response.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson