How to Use directness in a Sentence

directness

noun
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  • But the earnestness at the root of this directness is the great strength of Bedford Falls.
    — Jack Butler, National Review, 25 Dec. 2023
  • In fact, candidness, directness, and drive are the name of the game as the planets start to stack up in Aries.
    — Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com, 4 Apr. 2021
  • And to me, the guiding points are fairness and directness.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2022
  • The directness and simplicity earns the first Bond movie the No. 1 slot.
    — Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2019
  • This record, almost all of them have that directness about them.
    — Grant Sharples, SPIN, 28 Apr. 2023
  • His floppy hair swoops back off his forehead with the same dip and curl, his eyes have the same savvy directness.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2021
  • Part of the reason that Paramore’s early music has aged so well has been the directness of Williams’s lyrics.
    — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Guettel’s score is worth waiting for, even constrained by the directness of the premise.
    — Vulture, 6 June 2023
  • In his first turn in Bond's tux, Daniel Craig brings a macho directness to the familiar role.
    — Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 29 May 2024
  • Still, the soft directness of her eyes and voice was more intimate than my question.
    — Mary Gaitskill, The New Yorker, 8 July 2019
  • The directness and the candor may be, in part, because federal judges are seated on the bench for life.
    — Tierney Sneed, CNN, 13 Aug. 2021
  • Intense from the get-go, there’s something about the directness of its bassline that resonates no matter what.
    — Raisa Bruner, Time, 8 Jan. 2020
  • The surprise comes with the weighting, feel and directness of the steering, which heightens confidence through the turns and helps shrink the size and bulk of this XXL-sized sport ute.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Davis said he also was helped by the emotional directness of the Finnish people.
    — Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Jan. 2022
  • His directness is a gift rarely mastered; Ross Barkley has been living off the hopes of such a talent for almost two years now.
    — SI.com, 9 Oct. 2017
  • But for me, being there felt like a fist-down-on-the-table expression of life in its directness and beauty.
    — Alli Harvey, Alaska Dispatch News, 19 July 2017
  • Cosentino says the play contains bits of dry humor, poignance and the bluntness/directness for which Atwood is known.
    — cleveland, 5 Oct. 2019
  • Still, for as clear on the album as her themes of grief and loss are, the expansiveness and warmth underscore the newfound directness of her lyrics, and the hope in them.
    — Sam Schulz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The sheer scale and brutal directness of what was going on urged me to look inward at my own symptoms of the philistine terror of change.
    — Darryl Pinckney, The New York Review of Books, 20 Aug. 2020
  • This kind of heart-on-sleeve storytelling suffuses Cry Macho, and that directness wouldn’t work in the hands of most.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Rupe’s directness extends to his support for those who work on the local theater scene.
    — Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Kudos to Ronen, but such directness should have happened a long time ago.
    — Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 June 2021
  • My songs had a simplicity and a directness about them that the band was hungry to play… and played really well.
    — Bill Kopp, SPIN, 31 May 2024
  • But that frank directness of approach allows for real wit to enter in, as well.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 13 Jan. 2022
  • The 21-year-old has thoroughly impressed in his short time on Tyneside with the directness and pace being a sight for sore eyes.
    — SI.com, 7 Feb. 2018
  • In a short statement rare in its directness, the E.U. expressed deep frustration.
    — Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2020
  • Some people like directness, while others might need you to change the tone of your voice, which might mean talking more softly or sweetly.
    — WSJ, 25 July 2017
  • Scott is an advocate for honesty and directness even in the best of circumstances.
    — Sarah Todd, Quartz at Work, 9 Apr. 2020
  • No other car combines the stiffness and response of a carbon chassis with the weight and directness of unassisted steering.
    — Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 11 July 2024
  • Some may bemoan the directness of the apps, but these platforms offer a screening process that can make the difference between a good time and a dangerous situation.
    — Nicky Josephine, Them, 25 June 2024

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