Sentence examples for being a plain speaker from inspiring English sources
But he gets most political mileage from being a plain speaker of unpalatable truths, and he drew applause and laughter when he pointed out exaggerations or obfuscations by his opponents.
Blears, 57, who was first elected MP for Salford and Eccles in Labour's 1997 landslide, took great pride in being a plain speaker firmly rooted in the centre ground.
She is a plain speaker (too plain for some).
And I was moved by the story of Hagel's upbringing; perhaps that is what inspires him to be a plain speaker.
For a start, he's a plain speaker who should make a clean break with the infuriating Christopher Hyman era in which Serco boasted about its superior "values" and its "unique culture" even while the scandals piled up.
Roach, who now trains the Filipino Manny Pacquiao and has worked with many big names including Oscar De La Hoya, is a plain speaker who has clearly established a bond with Hopkins, a man he regards as a throwback fighter employing defensive strategy and cunning tactics.
Sturgeon is a plainer speaker – less entertaining and less lyrical – but her success as the nationalists' leader is unprecedented.
They're apologizing all the time and saying, 'Well, I'm just a plain speaker,' all of which Hamilton clearly finds amusing.
She is reputedly a "plain speaker" and has warned she will comment on any issues affecting children in Scotland - regardless of whether they fall within her statutory remit.
A gifted, inventive footballer and a controversial manager, both at club and international levels, Luis Aragonés, who has died aged 75 of leukaemia, was also a plain speaker with a sometimes explosive temper.
