Sentence examples for forthright refusal from inspiring English sources

Familiar tropes aside, the film is a commanding coming-of-age story, thanks to its forthright refusal to deny the pressures exerted by gender and race in every aspect of Dounia's existence, and its low-key understanding of the particulars of contemporary youth culture.

But at least one other prominent local worthy has turned a place down, on the ground that forthright criticism would not be genuinely welcomed; and the refusal of any councillors involved in past interference to resign leaves the Liberal Democrats and the smaller Conservative group completely cynical.

The defeat came in part thanks to his refusal to denounce the disastrous war in a forthright and timely fashion, and in part thanks to the abandonment of the ticket by the New Politics liberals who called him a warmonger (often, heckling him on the campaign trail, to his face).

Perlstein: The defeat came in part thanks to his refusal to denounce the disastrous war in a forthright and timely fashion, and in part thanks to the abandonment of the ticket by the New Politics liberals who called him a warmonger (often, heckling him on the campaign trail, to his face).

My refusal.

A refusal.

All are commendably forthright.

He's very forthright.

"Jane" is more forthright.

He was very forthright.

Others are more forthright.