Use of directness in Sentences. 29 Examples

The examples include directness at the start of sentence, directness at the end of sentence and directness in the middle of sentence

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directness at the end of sentence


  1. I desire to reply with equal directness.
  2. The manager was taken aback by his directness.
  3. She has a childlike enthusiasm and directness.
  4. But he sensed an unease beneath the directness.
  5. Emma was somewhat taken aback by his directness.
  6. 'What's that?' she asked with her usual directness.
  7. MacLaine seems to savor such amusingly earthy directness.
  8. He presents his case with refreshing clarity and directness.
  9. Body presents his case with refreshing clarity and directness.
  10. I argued that drama is not in itself direct, that indeed its power lies in its seeming directness.
  11. Her life and career after she and Burton split up confirms the opinion of her energy and flair - and her directness.
  12. Children like poetry because they are sensitive to rhythm and music and are attracted by its brevity and directness.
  13. Carl Orff uses such multi-voiced layering to excellent effect, yet retains great simplicity, clarity, and directness.

directness in the middle of sentence


  1. The directness of the question startled me.
  2. She has a directness that rubs off on others.
  3. Using "I" adds directness to a piece of writing.
  4. I like the openness and directness of northerners.
  5. She was staggered by the directness of his question.
  6. The nib allows for greater speed and directness of drawing.
  7. I was a little taken aback at the directness of the question.
  8. He still had enough rural conservatism to find this directness startling.
  9. She speaks with an almost childlike directness that wins over the most sceptical audience.
  10. His blue eyes, which normally pierced you with their directness, were hooded and withdrawn.
  11. She has a directness that rubs off on others. It's interesting that we both have roots in St Kitts.
  12. Each part is so busy with different rhythmic movements that the simple directness of homophony is lost.
  13. The various chapters are authoritatively written with clarity and directness by the leaders in the field.
  14. There is a directness, a genuine sense of conviction in these words which extend far beyond strategic posing.
  15. Shelton showed us arid, earthy colours, her voice curving from a glowing directness to a snaking near scream.
  16. They have learned that directness can be a liability, benefiting the administration and Democratic members of Congress.

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