frankness
IPA: frˈæŋknʌs
noun
- The state of being frank; candour; honesty.
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Examples of "frankness" in Sentences
- His confession, told in frankness, with the spirit of revolt behind, had repelled her.
- All this, in frankness, to show my first impression, after long denial, of women in general and of
- Simple, honest frankness, is the most maidenly thing in the world, when it is a woman's time to speak.
- If Ms. Gillard's frankness is any indication, that's a missed opportunity to meet an ally who understands the Afghan stakes.
- The shock aroused by his incidental frankness is travestied in H.C. Earwicker, who reproaches himself for indecent exposure.
- All this, in frankness, to show my first impression, after long denial of women in general and of Maud Brewster in particular.
- For, in frankness, it is not an easy thing for someone holding public office to depart in any radical sense from what appears to be the common wisdom.
- There was a certain frankness about him that pleased, and though he might be spendthrift and heedless, and colossally selfish, Richard felt a genuine affection for him.
- Perfect frankness is the only possible safety for the people of our country and they realize that, and if you will remember when Mr. Roosevelt explained the reasons for closing down the banks and for keeping the bank holiday going for several days, he never promised to the people that all of them were going to get their money out of all the banks that had been closed.
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