no-nonsense

Example Sentences

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Her arrival sets off a hilarious clash between dark winter and bright, no-nonsense spring.

From The Wall Street Journal

What cemented his place there was half happenstance: his no-nonsense, on-the-scene reportage of the 1996 bombing at the Atlanta Olympics, which occurred while he was filling in at “SportsCenter.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In “Glengarry Glen Ross,” a group of real-estate salesmen is pushed to compete fiercely after their new, no-nonsense boss raises the stakes of their monthly sales contest.

From The Wall Street Journal

The usually no-nonsense Mrs. Clarke made an uncharacteristic fuss over Lady Constance.

From Literature

The very idea of such prompt, no-nonsense execution of one’s responsibilities was so admirably Swanburne-like that Penelope’s spirits were quite lifted.

From Literature