straight-shooting
Example Sentences
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DeWitt also opened up about getting "kind of gross" for "Smile 2," returning to "And Just Like That…" as Aidan's straight-shooting ex-wife, and why she says she's not "the poster child for real women."
From Salon • Nov. 22, 2024
His assessment of the performance against Cyprus was an exercise in straight-shooting.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2023
People were looking for a calm, straight-shooting, honest leader and thought they’d found him in Carter.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2023
A 1971 ad featured newsman Bryan Johnson, who sounded, looked and acted like a straight-shooting reporter.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2022
Be it said, however, once for all that throughout the whole African army there was nothing but the utmost admiration for the dash and spirit of the hard-riding, straight-shooting sons of Australia and New Zealand.
From The Great Boer War by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
