frankness
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- prefrankness noun
Etymology
Origin of frankness
Example Sentences
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“Wake me up in a hundred years, ask me what is happening in Russia,” mused Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, a 19th-century satirist, “and I’ll tell you with my usual frankness: We steal, we drink, we make war.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
Legally, I assume there’s no way around the latter and, as queasy as it is to stomach, the frankness of it fits the tone.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
But there’s a frankness to “Running With the Wolves” that’s refreshing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 24, 2025
It was that honesty and frankness, combined with his biting touch, that made Stephen Colbert such a TV icon.
From Slate • Jul. 18, 2025
Yet Maggie, Kate, and Leah’s “whole deportment exhibited … frankness and sincerity …” Greeley found himself trusting these sisters.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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