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

Since she was elected to Parliament, Ms Badenoch's career has been characterised by her straightforwardness and willingness to engage in controversial topics.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 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

But the straightforwardness of this Fifth sometimes tipped into plainness, as when the strings in the first movement covered rebellious passages in the winds.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 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