plain-dealing
Example Sentences
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John Lewis is one of Britain's stronger retail chains and has a reputation for plain dealing.
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2019
Rousseau begins his Confessions by emphasising his honesty and plain dealing: his intention is to paint “a portrait in every way true to nature”, one that will “bare my secret soul”.
From The Guardian • Nov. 27, 2015
Mann offered to tattoo the words on Diamond's knuckles – at which point, Diamond said: "Honesty, integrity, and plain dealing are the way I have behaved through out my entire career."
From The Guardian • Jul. 4, 2012
The people had learned to listen when he spoke, and, in a world half-succumbed to counsels of expediency or despair, had been encouraged and renewed by his faith in freedom and plain dealing.
From Time Magazine Archive
Troth, sir," said Alan, "I ask for nothing but plain dealing.
From Kidnapped by Stevenson, Robert Louis
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
