straightforwardness

Example Sentences

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Despite the whirlwind nature of the last few hours, the gracious 22-year-old actor sounds genuinely invested when answering questions with a respectful straightforwardness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2025

Her time in Parliament has been characterised by her straightforwardness and willingness to engage in controversial issues.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2024

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

Sen. Ben Cardin, Maryland Democrat, credited the bill’s straightforwardness as to why it was able to move so swiftly through both chambers of Congress.

From Washington Times • Feb. 10, 2022

His fair hair, his blue eyes, his habit of looking you straight in the face with a pleasant air of straightforwardness.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie