Examples of plainspoken in a Sentence
a plainspoken woman who never hesitated to speak the unvarnished truth
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Like his wife, Imler is plainspoken and believes in cutting to the chase.
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Melanie Thernstrom,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Oklahoma voters rejected raising hourly wage to $15 The ballot in Oklahoma had plenty of statewide races, but voters were plainspoken that raising wages for the poorest workers is what drove them to the polls on June 16.
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Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
In emotional, plainspoken lines, Bidart reflects on growing up gay in mid-twentieth-century America.
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JSTOR Daily,
11 June 2026
Finally, a full 38 years after their last onscreen romance, the old friends re-teamed for Our Souls at Night (2017), a low-key and plainspoken story of late-in-life friendship turning to something more.
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Jesse Hassenger,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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Melanie Thernstrom,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Oklahoma voters rejected raising hourly wage to $15 The ballot in Oklahoma had plenty of statewide races, but voters were plainspoken that raising wages for the poorest workers is what drove them to the polls on June 16.
—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
In emotional, plainspoken lines, Bidart reflects on growing up gay in mid-twentieth-century America.
—
JSTOR Daily,
11 June 2026
Finally, a full 38 years after their last onscreen romance, the old friends re-teamed for Our Souls at Night (2017), a low-key and plainspoken story of late-in-life friendship turning to something more.
—
Jesse Hassenger,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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“Plainspoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plainspoken. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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plainspoken
adjective
plain·spo·ken
-ˈspō-kən 
: speaking or spoken frankly
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