Local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Or was it just matter-of-fact, slow and measured?. From Wordnik.com. [Race Wars] Reference
"Women are much more matter-of-fact, more collaborative.". From Wordnik.com. [For Tech Jobs, Women Can Get With the Program] Reference
"Why no," said Mrs. Willis, in the most matter-of-fact tone. From Wordnik.com. [Rainbow Hill] Reference
"She's good at the game face … It was very matter-of-fact.". From Wordnik.com. [Out and Down] Reference
He was serious, "my mother said, in a very matter-of-fact way.". From Wordnik.com. [A Last Summer in Hyannis Port] Reference
“I took the shot,” he volunteered, sounding matter-of-fact. From Wordnik.com. [Student Veterans] Reference
They did not seem upset and were very matter-of-fact about this. From Wordnik.com. [Ask Amy] Reference
She spoke in a hushed but matter-of-fact voice about her situation. From Wordnik.com. [What Women Really Need] Reference
How could Penelope be so matter-of-fact about this hideous anniversary?. From Wordnik.com. [The Child Who Loved Emily Dickinson] Reference
Jimmy Cayne wasn't quite as cavalier, but he was matter-of-fact about it. From Wordnik.com. [Remember Bear Stearns?] Reference
He was not complaining, Sheehan recalled; he was just being matter-of-fact. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Debates] Reference
Dr Leichhardt, the most amiable, but the most matter-of-fact of travellers. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847.] Reference
Hiram became more matter-of-fact, and guessed he had "got scared for nothing.". From Wordnik.com. [Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane] Reference
Freddy even says it grown-up and matter-of-fact: What do you mean, Mom?. From Wordnik.com. [Freddy in the Future] Reference
"We gage out men by what they do," replied Mr. Randolph in a matter-of-fact tone. From Wordnik.com. [Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane] Reference
"He said it just like that, totally matter-of-fact," says Phair, still in disbelief. From Wordnik.com. [Return From Exile] Reference
Mwajabu muses in a matter-of-fact way: My station is so poor, I don't know anything. From Wordnik.com. [Tanzania: Zainab Salehe Abu] Reference
It was all matter-of-fact, even the stiff hug she'd given them before walking out the door. From Wordnik.com. [Sisters] Reference
Mrs. Gilmore finally died an exclusive, matter-of-fact, joyless death, even as she had lived. From Wordnik.com. [Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness] Reference
For all the drama of these cases, Wilner may be most effective because he is so matter-of-fact. From Wordnik.com. [When There's Smoke There's Fire] Reference
A matter-of-fact celebration of chucking one's dreary life and following your heart to Paris. 5. From Wordnik.com. [Books: Richard Price] Reference
Like many surgeons, he is matter-of-fact about the manual dexterity he deploys inside the skull. From Wordnik.com. [In the Grip of the Unknown] Reference
“Yeah, that's a Category 4; that's worse than Katrina,” Khalil added in a matter-of-fact tone. From Wordnik.com. [Waiting on Earl, worrying about weekend] Reference
And it's all the more effectively devastating when sung in such a hauntingly matter-of-fact manner. From Wordnik.com. [Stephanie Finch: The Power Of Simplicity] Reference
Everything that should be precise, matter-of-fact and quotidian is made slightly larger, and falser, than life. From Wordnik.com. [Gere Caught In The Headlights] Reference
Maybe if more female chefs wrote memoirs, they would be as matter-of-fact as the ones by their male counterparts. From Wordnik.com. [He Ate, She Ate] Reference
Or through matter-of-fact pronouncements, as children who simply state, "I am mommy's favorite and John is daddy's.". From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Ellen Libby: Mom and Dad: How to Solve the Favoritism Problem Once and For All] Reference
So Bass went to his dean with a matter-of-fact plan: "I said I wanted some land to put some dead bodies on," he said. From Wordnik.com. [Down On The Body Farm] Reference
"Book reviews in newspapers, well, those are gone," the young Web entrepreneur told me in the most matter-of-fact way. From Wordnik.com. [Goodreads.com Founder And Print Heir Says Reviews And Bookstores Dying] Reference
"It's important for parents to maintain a calm attitude and talk about the doctor in a matter-of-fact way," says Bennett. From Wordnik.com. [Family: Feeling OK at the Doctor's] Reference
Marden began adding melted beeswax to his oil paint, to reduce the fancy gloss and make his abstractions more matter-of-fact. From Wordnik.com. [An Old-School Radical] Reference
The movie didn't make a big fuss about its groundbreaking nature: its tone of civilized melancholy was utterly matter-of-fact. From Wordnik.com. [Other Affairs To Remember] Reference
Mitford had no time for the matter-of-fact; she had a soft spot for those innocents; still, her heart was with the sophisticates. From Wordnik.com. [The Pursuit of Laughter] Reference
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