telling it like it is

Example Sentences

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There’s just no substitute for a whip-smart Southern woman telling it like it is.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

In a Party dominated by engineers, he was an economist, who become known for "telling it like it is" by honestly and publicly acknowledging China's economic problems as a means of finding solutions to them.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2023

Hooray for King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn for telling it like it is.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2023

You're not trying to be gossipy or insulting — you're just telling it like it is.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2022

I held my breath waiting for her to open her mighty mouth and say awful things, loud—laying it down, telling it like it is.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia