Frankness in a sentence

The frankness was necessary because what followed was an astonishing account of the deaths of two elderly neighbours, Peter Farquhar and Ann Moore-Martin, at the hands of a sociopathic conman.

One trait that might be your downfall is your frankness.

Through the weak phone connection from inside the jail, Hannah’s voice was tinged with optimism and no-excuses frankness.

Greenwell’s frankness in writing about sex has made for uncomfortable encounters with fans.

In his biography, Condé says his best quality is also his worst: frankness.

In the video, Trebek speaks about the ups and downs of the past year with the calm frankness that viewers have come to expect from him—but also with a streak of optimism.

The film is Swift’s opportunity to set the record on why and how she decided she had been quiet for too long, and what we should expect as her newfound frankness continues on.

The remark startled observers for its warmth and frankness, and drew particular attention also because of Kräutler’s long-standing support for admitting married men to priestly Orders and his role in preparing the assembly’s working document.

Through time the word has come to refer to quadrants of the mind as much as the map, denoting a rambunctious spirit, an earthy frankness, a mercantile impulse and a healthy grudge against the upper classes who oppress and marginalize.

Two Australian lawmakers famous because of their vocal criticism of the Chinese regime stated they were barred from going to the nation next month due to the”frankness regarding the Chinese Communist Party”.

Soyinka had warned at the beginning of his presentation that the moment for introspection and frankness had come and he wanted the audience to “look in the mirror”.

Unprecedented frankness … a still from the 1966 film The Group, an adaptation of Mary McCarthy’s 1954 novel.

A horrified Privy Council told him with unusual frankness, when he announced the marriage to them, "that he must know that she was no wife for a prince such as himself, for she was not the daughter of a duke or earl..

Baldwin replied: I put before the whole House my own views with an appalling frankness.

But even in the way they wore their clothes, there was a fantasy, a frankness that made me prefer them to boys of bourgeois families.

During this term of imprisonment, Patel and Gandhi grew close to each other, and the two developed a close bond of affection, trust, and frankness.

E. Fraenkel, Horace, 32, 80 Lucilius was a rugged patriot and a significant voice in Roman self-awareness, endearing himself to his countrymen by his blunt frankness and explicit politics.

Frankness of speech and a certain habitual want of tact caused a disagreement with his worldly patron.

His disarming frankness, unfailing kindness, good common sense, and impish humour will be remembered by his many friends all over the world.

In his talk he led me along many paths of his life, but I felt that he did not wish to explore the jungle of emotions that lay dense on either side, and that his apparent frankness had a great reserve.