straightforwardness

Example Sentences

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The straightforwardness of the process surprised her, but Madigan is now convinced she was the ideal actor to embody Gladys.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

His combination of speed, bravery, and straightforwardness was and remains compelling, not just for me, but for many around the world.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2024

The show follows her all the way through, demystifying the process with a keen straightforwardness.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2023

Schrader films “She Said” with a bracing combination of straightforwardness and sensitivity, staging the most prurient details of Weinstein’s cases with somber restraint rather than salacious literalism.

From Washington Post • Nov. 16, 2022

And look at the modest, talky straightforwardness of phrases like, “It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. ”

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith