matter-of-fact
adjective
mat·ter-of-fact
ˌma-tər-ə(v)-ˈfakt 
: adhering to the unembellished facts
also
: being plain, straightforward, or unemotional
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Examples of matter-of-fact in a Sentence
a matter-of-fact recitation of the events of the last week
a matter-of-fact woman who didn't worry about "what ifs"
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Their program, which ran twice a week on Youtube, Facebook, and Instagram, covered topics as varied as a fall pumpkin giveaway and a vigil for a labor massacre—all in the same distant, matter-of-fact tone of beings incapable of comprehending human emotions.
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Guthrie Scrimgeour, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
Yet Hyde, who grew up in Idaho and Oregon, is matter-of-fact about his accomplishments.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 19 Nov. 2024
The matter-of-fact email comes as the Trump campaign is publicly projecting confidence, and promoting any polls that show Trump defeating Vice President Harris handily.
—Sophia Cai, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Chimp Crazy, while mostly matter-of-fact in its approach, spends much of its time highlighting Haddix’s many lies and the way her love for Tonka clouds her ability to understand that keeping him in a basement is not what’s best for him.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2024
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Guthrie Scrimgeour, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
Yet Hyde, who grew up in Idaho and Oregon, is matter-of-fact about his accomplishments.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 19 Nov. 2024
The matter-of-fact email comes as the Trump campaign is publicly projecting confidence, and promoting any polls that show Trump defeating Vice President Harris handily.
—Sophia Cai, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Chimp Crazy, while mostly matter-of-fact in its approach, spends much of its time highlighting Haddix’s many lies and the way her love for Tonka clouds her ability to understand that keeping him in a basement is not what’s best for him.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2024
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“Matter-of-fact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/matter-of-fact. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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