How to Use forthright in a Sentence

forthright

adjective

• I appreciate your forthright explanation of the situation.
• The best course of action is to be forthright with the facts.
  — Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 24 Sep. 2023
• The city has not been forthright with the public since the May 3 ransomware attack.
  — Everton Bailey Jr., Dallas News, 8 Aug. 2023
• Served in the brasserie-style dining room, most of the dishes are unfussy, forthright, and hearty.
  — The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2021
• Rahm Emanuel could not have been more forthright on that issue.
  — Bill Ruthhart, chicagotribune.com, 18 Dec. 2021
• In a case like this, being open and forthright is the solution.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 25 Oct. 2021
• These aren’t spoilers, as James Gunn has been forthright about how Vol.
  — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 12 Dec. 2022
• The goal is to make some quick money dancing at strip clubs, which seems forthright enough.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 25 June 2021
• One that won 60 games is not, thanks to a forthright playoff bellyflop.
  — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 May 2021
• Biden has been more forthright about his plans, and the results of the midterms have strengthened his position.
  — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2022
• The fossil fuel industry has not been forthright with the people of the world.
  — ABC News, 31 Oct. 2021
• My ex will not discuss this issue with me and has not been forthright with him, either.
  — Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2022
• Just being forthright with your physician and telling him what your problems are is the first step and not being afraid of it.
  — CBS News, 5 June 2022
• Hood wanted to be forthright about NSC-131′s alignment with Nazism.
  — Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2023
• But the critics were forthright in their harsh assessments.
  — David Zweig, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2021
• Most of Eastern Europe has led the way with weapons shipments to Kyiv and forthright denouncements of Putin.
  — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 7 June 2022
• The details of the scandal are slowly revealed throughout the film, but the Childs aren’t exactly forthright with them.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Essence, 25 Jan. 2022
• Of all superheroes, Green Lanterns are perhaps the most forthright at being cops.
  — Christian Holub, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2021
• During his acceptance speech here, a forthright Montgomery harkened back 3½ years, to the day he was fired in Dallas.
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2023
• Hannity garnered praise for what seemed on the surface to be a forthright stance in favor of vaccines.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2021
• His father, George V, was seen as too forthright in his political views to rule.
  — Max Colchester, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022
• There seems to be a new rule circulating: Dress down—way down—to make a more forthright first impression.
  — Rory Satran, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2021
• Brad is a forthright, straightforward person, fun to be with and capable of great joy.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
• Jacob the deceiver has transformed to Israel, one who resolved to be straight and forthright with those around him.
  — Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 15 Nov. 2021
• Manchin has been forthright and transparent throughout these many months.
  — Charlie Dent, CNN, 20 Dec. 2021
• Bale was more forthright and less generous about Johnson's prospects.
  — Hyder Abbasi, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2022
• The complicated and forthright portrayal of her in the book is one of its strongest aspects.
  — Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2024
• How accountable and forthright would the all-important NRC be?
  — Dallas News, 24 Feb. 2023
• Mitchell Rales, one of the minority stakeholders in the new group, was also forthright.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 21 July 2023
• While to me this seems honest, forthright and fearless, this other couple seem to see your approach as aggressive, negative or even hostile.
  — Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024