adjective
Etymology
Origin of unvarnished
Example Sentences
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The record examines the collapse of her marriage to actor David Harbour in unvarnished detail.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
We have read their unvarnished emails, dishy texts, notes from meetings that determined OpenAI’s future—and one deeply human journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
In its commitment to unvarnished talk — even if that leads to a clunky staginess — “Blue Film” has thoughts about identity, choice, sin and salvation.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2026
And in a culture so hellbent on idol worship and exhausting discourse, where every blemish is smoothed out or screamed at, “SNL” still offers us something scrappy and unvarnished.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
As they mulled over their future, southern blacks looked to the Chicago Defender, a source of inspiration and the unvarnished truth about the world around them, for guidance.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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