"Blunt" Example Sentences
1. He answered my question in a blunt manner.
2. She gave me blunt advice about my poor fashion sense.
3. The doctor was blunt about my slim chances of recovery.
4. The boss delivered the bad news in a blunt tone.
5. He cut straight to the point in a blunt fashion.
6. She spoke her mind in a painfully blunt way.
7. I appreciated her honesty though her words were blunt.
8. Blunt remarks can sometimes be helpful though hurtful.
9. The manager delivered blunt feedback during the performance review.
10. The trainer gave the athletes blunt critiques of their performances.
11. She approached the issue in an uncomfortably blunt way.
12. Her response to my proposal was blunt and to the point.
13. His face showed a blunt, unemotional expression.
14. The child asked a blunt, straightforward question.
15. He replied to my email in his usual blunt tone.
16. The blunt knife struggled to cut through the vegetables.
17. I needed to sharpen my blunt scissors and knife set.
18. The blunt force of the impact caused severe damage.
19. Her forceful words had a blunt yet effective impact.
20. The blunt end of the pencil pushed in my finger.
21. His remark was too blunt and ended up offending me.
22. The blunt wooden arrow tip bounced off the tree trunk.
23. I trimmed my fingernails and filed away their blunt edges.
24. He spoke to me in a blunt manner, lacking any tact.
25. She gave me a blunt measure of my chances for success.
26. The blunt instrument caused contusions on his head.
27. The army officer delivered his orders in a blunt tone.
28. He has a blunt way of speaking, often lacking finesse.
29. The blunt end of the needle was used to pierce the fabric.
30. She asked the question in a blunt, to-the-point manner.
31. He confronted me in a painfully blunt fashion.
32. She went straight to the point in a plain, blunt manner.
33. The critic gave a blunt evaluation of the artwork.
34. Her blunt opinions caused tension in the workplace.
35. His brutal honesty sometimes comes off as blunt rudeness.
36. The blunt object struck the victim on the head.
37. His face showed a blunt, stoic lack of emotion.
38. Her blunt manner came across as abrasive and rude.
39. His blunt remarks left her feeling confused and hurt.
40. The blunt steak knife struggled to cut through the meat.
41. The bluntness of his speech was at times uncalled-for.
42. His blunt criticism was difficult to take but pointed the way forward.
43. She spoke her mind in a refreshingly blunt way.
44. The blunt knife needed to be sharpened before it could cut properly.
45. The blunt object was used to smash the store window.
46.The blunt remarks left me feeling badly hurt and judged.
47. The blunt force of the collision sent glass shards flying.
48. The blunt answer disappointed yet clarified matters.
49. His blunt manner left others feeling offended or put down.
50. The blunt wooden play sword collided with my arm.
51. Her honesty, though painful, was refreshing in its bluntness.
52. The blunt pitch hit him square in the chest.
53. Blunt instruments can cause serious damage if misused.
54. The blunt force of the impact broke several bones.
55. His blunt criticism hurt my feelings but also helped me improve.
56. The blunt metal tip tapped on the tabletop.
57. The blunt impact bumped my already bruised knee.
58. His blunt statement surprised yet enlightened me.
59. The blunt knife struggled to cut through the frozen meat.
60. Her blunt commentary lacked tact but hit the truth.
Common Phases
Common phrases with the word
blunt:
• Speak
bluntly
• Be
blunt
• Cut to the chase (be direct and straightforward)
• Pull no punches (be direct and straightforward, especially when delivering criticism)
• Shoot straight (speak truthfully and plainly)
• Call a spade a spade (speak plainly using unambiguous terms)
• Get/come to the point (be direct and clear about what you mean)
• Sugarcoat (use pleasant but exaggerated or inaccurate words to soften the effect of unpleasant facts)
• Beat around the bush (avoid stating something directly)
• Pull your punches (refrain from stating something as
bluntly or forcefully as possible)
For example:
She spoke
bluntly about her dissatisfaction with management.
The interviewer urged him to be
blunt and speak his mind.
The manager told her employee to cut to the chase and get to the point.
The trainer refused to pull any punches and gave honest criticism to improve performance.
Instead of sugarcoating it, the doctor called a spade a spade and told him the diagnosis.
The politician was criticized for beating around the bush instead of directly answering the question.