matter-of-factness
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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There is a matter-of-factness to the way the 33-year-old speaks about the events of 2020.
From BBC • Dec. 13, 2024
“There’s a matter-of-factness to his storytelling that brings a humanity to the hood,” Barris says.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024
Their matter-of-factness and taciturnity were traits he tried to emulate.
From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2023
He and his peers sling around expensive watches with impersonal matter-of-factness; these are assets to sell, a job to do, not a source of identity.
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2023
There was no shame in her voice, only a matter-of-factness that made Taisin wish she could be as easy about her own family background as Shae was about hers.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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