FORTHRIGHT in a Sentence
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Example sentences for FORTHRIGHT, such as:
1. His forthright behavior offends some people.
2. I think being forthright is the least we should expect.
3. That was fortunate, for if she could have spoken she would have cried out truths couched in Gerald's forthright words.
2. I think being forthright is the least we should expect.
3. That was fortunate, for if she could have spoken she would have cried out truths couched in Gerald's forthright words.
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Meanings and Examples of FORTHRIGHT
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forthright
a. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
ad. directly and without evasion; not roundabout
Classic Sentence:
1 Suddenly she found her tongue and just as suddenly all the years of Ellen's teachings fell away, and the forthright Irish blood of Gerald spoke from his daughter's lips.
2 That was fortunate, for if she could have spoken she would have cried out truths couched in Gerald's forthright words.
3 She found that he would give her anything she desired, answer any question she asked as long as she was forthright, and refuse her anything she attempted to gain by indirection, hints and feminine angling.
Example Sentence:
1 I think being forthright is the least we should expect.
2 His forthright behavior offends some people.