plainspoken
Example Sentences
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Mr. Orhan offsets the novel’s magical realism with plainspoken prose that muffles Dilara’s increasingly volatile desires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
It’s a challenge to write from the perspective of a child without being arch or cutesy — stories about kids learning about the real world can degrade to plainspoken YA or cheap melodrama.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025
Even plainspoken terms like “nature” are suspect, in Hawken’s view: The concept only seems to exist to mark a separation between humans and the rest of the world.
From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2025
Kristofferson's plainspoken vocals may have lacked range but they carried something more important - conviction.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2024
Our friendship was built on a plainspoken candor that I think we both enjoyed.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
