be up-front

Example Sentences

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OpenAI shared a generic statement that included the line, “Our policies require that users be up-front with their audience.”

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2023

And it is a reminder why we need, as historians and analysts, to be up-front about the role of racism in shaping policy in our country.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 2, 2019

Liberal Democrat MSP Tavish Scott said SNP ministers "must be up-front about any potential delay" to the roll-out.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2014

If your credit is blemished and a prospective employer wants to check it, be up-front, both Beaudette and Givens say.

From Time • Jun. 27, 2011

“I know you didn’t ask for my advice, but I’m giving it to you anyway. For Jupiter’s sake. You need to be up-front with her, Rae-Bee.”

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone