Sample sentences for FORTHRIGHT

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Definition

directness (honest without subtlety or evasion)

More rarely, forthright may mean to proceed immediately as in: "I shall depart forthright."

She was characteristically forthright.

I will do my best to answer these questions in a complete and forthright manner.
forthright criticism
a forthright approach to the problem
spoke forthrightly and to the point
His sermon was a forthright denunciation of sin, an austere declaration of the motto on the wall behind him: he warned his flock against the evils of heady brews, gambling, and strange women.
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

forthright = direct (without subtlety)

There was no doubting that forthright voice of his.
Milan Kundera -- The Unbearable Lightness of Being
And then, in that honest, forthright way of hers, she gave her reasons.
Alice Walker -- The Color Purple
And I had done it in a decent and forthright manner.
Richard Wright -- Black Boy
Even though Mrs. Thatcher was on the opposite side of the ANC on many issues, such as sanctions, she was always a forthright and solicitous lady.
Nelson Mandela -- Long Walk to Freedom
Self-educated, forthright, quite a rebel for her time.
Amy Tan -- The Bonesetter's Daughter
While we are being forthright with each other, I admit that I find it tedious.
Megan Whalen Turner -- Queen of Attolia
The Abnegation aren't manipulative, but they aren't forthright, either.
Veronica Roth -- Divergent
Miss Bradshaw, has my sister driven you out of your wits yet with her forthright manner?
Libba Bray -- A Great and Terrible Beauty
I thought her forthright enough to do so.
Gail Carson Levine -- Ella Enchanted
Eugene's touch, his push, now seemed judicious; and he pushed forthrightly to propel the old fellow across the street at the next crossing.
Eudora Welty -- The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty
Her tone was forthright, even defiant.
Ian McEwan -- Atonement
Never once did he honestly, or to put it more accurately, forthrightly and courageously or coldly face the thought of committing so grim a crime.
Theodore Dreiser -- An American Tragedy
"No need," Buttercup said, because she knew, as did everyone, that the Prince was more forthright than any Florinese.
William Goldman -- The Princess Bride
I shouldn't be surprised that the leader of Candor is this forthright, but I wasn't expecting a public announcement.
Veronica Roth -- Insurgent

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