point-blank
Example Sentences
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"Some of them just said point blank, 'we're not taking any orders'", she said.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
Torres should have restored the Catalans' advantage but, in a comical moment, hit the crossbar from point blank range and then immediately diverted the rebound against the post.
From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026
Had I been there, I would have asked him point blank: “Sir, do you think that’s a dignified response from the president of the United States to call a reporter a piggy?”
From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025
But in this case there is ample evidence to suggest, point blank, that Hakstol didn’t meet the job requirements.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2024
There was something about his manner so suspicious that I asked him point blank if he had been asleep.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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