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
On paper, he’s the kind of figure they imagine can bridge the divide: a plainspoken Mainer.
From Salon • Nov. 17, 2025
And she was drawn to politicians who projected what she had admired in John Wayne: that no-nonsense, plainspoken approach to problem-solving.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025
Kristofferson's plainspoken vocals may have lacked range but they carried something more important - conviction.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2024
It was the plainspoken convictions of one of Atlanta’s numerous young black collegians who often visited our local Temple Fifteen.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
