frankness
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Portraits come in many incarnations—the rigorous realism of Holbein, the rococo elegance of Gainsborough, the harsh frankness of Lucian Freud, to name just a few.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
“With his unconventional frankness and tenderness, he drew out people’s hidden qualities.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 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
The ease of his manner freed me from painful restraint: the friendly frankness, as correct as cordial, with which he treated me, drew me to him.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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