plainspoken
Example Sentences
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But the diminutive man’s plainspoken demeanor failed to gain traction with California voters — a 1991 Times profile deemed him “the unknown senator.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
But Mr. Markovits’s writing is restrained and plainspoken, and it draws us in with the fidelity by which it inhabits Tom’s dejection.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
On paper, he’s the kind of figure they imagine can bridge the divide: a plainspoken Mainer.
From Salon • Nov. 17, 2025
A plainspoken champion of the outer boroughs, Adams pitched himself as a true moderate, one who had served the city as an officer of the law.
From Slate • Sep. 26, 2024
Our friendship was built on a plainspoken candor that I think we both enjoyed.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
