The plain and unvarnished truth. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
What he called unvarnished and straight from the shoulder. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 20, 2006] Reference
A plain unvarnished tale is preferable to the most highly ornamented narrative. From Wordnik.com. [Castle Rackrent: An Hibernian Tale] Reference
But it’s critical the facts themselves remain unvarnished and undistorted. From Wordnik.com. [The worst agenda is a hidden agenda « BuzzMachine] Reference
I dare any of the Nader groupies to defend this kind of unvarnished evil. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2004-07-01] Reference
This shift has been attributed to changing tastes, and, I would argue, to our desire for authentic, "unvarnished" experiences. From Wordnik.com. [Consumer As Co-Author] Reference
This is 'a plain unvarnished 'fact. From Wordnik.com. [Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle] Reference
I hope this kind of unvarnished editorial keeps coming out of Szabo's pen. From Wordnik.com. [LawandStyle.ca] Reference
It's described as unvarnished assessment. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 31, 2007] Reference
Just the Chairman's unvarnished enthusiasm for ingredients. From Wordnik.com. [Reconciliation] Reference
It wants facts stated in plain, unvarnished, unadorned language. From Wordnik.com. [How to Speak and Write Correctly] Reference
"Other CEOs talk to him in ways that are unvarnished," Lack says. From Wordnik.com. [Jack On Jack: His Next Chapter] Reference
A good place to start might be with the unvarnished and unhindered truth. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
It is rare that a senior commander gets to hear such unvarnished grievances. From Wordnik.com. [Kandahar mayor's claim to shopkeeper-occupied land dividing residents] Reference
His art depicted on nature unvarnished, channeled truthfully by an objective brush. From Wordnik.com. [John Seed: Courbet the Trout, Matisse the Goldfish] Reference
ÂHis art depicted on nature unvarnished, channeled truthfully by an objective brush. From Wordnik.com. [John Seed: Courbet the Trout, Matisse the Goldfish] Reference
Mignon affected a sadness which she was far from feeling at this unvarnished statement. From Wordnik.com. [Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore] Reference
Even worse, some defendants tell the unvarnished truth and that limits the lawyer's hand. From Wordnik.com. [Don't Ask, Don't Tell] Reference
June's unvarnished anger, and felt the blood flush his forehead, two bells of matching timbre. From Wordnik.com. [Go Yonder and Worship, part 1] Reference
For a more direct, unvarnished approach to politics, they need look no further than Obama's wife. From Wordnik.com. [Inside Obama’s Dream Machine] Reference
In our dealings with the world at large we profess to tell the unvarnished truth, and nothing but. From Wordnik.com. [The Truth About The Truth] Reference
Filmmaker Sean Smith presents an unvarnished picture of Afghanistan's grinding stalemate: Marines. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian Takes A Look At The Afghanistan Endgame: 'It's Taken A Year To Move 20km'] Reference
These logs are unvarnished and brutal, and it will take some time to digest in full their implications. From Wordnik.com. [Wikileaks: a new journal of the disasters in Afghanistan] Reference
Readers accustomed to happy endings may find the unvarnished view of modern motherhood a bit unsettling. From Wordnik.com. [Bridget Jones Grows Up] Reference
And of all the praises that were heaped upon her none equalled the simple unvarnished story of her own deed. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands] Reference
Instead of trying to say the right thing, he just tried to tell the truth, in all its unvarnished complexity. From Wordnik.com. [Obama or Clinton: Which Candidate Can Best Take On McCain?] Reference
Banning cameras won't deter potential leakers, and it would prevent the only unvarnished account of the trial. From Wordnik.com. [Gorging On The Buffet] Reference
But it reminds us that no movie, news segment, or non-fiction book presents an unvarnished version of reality. From Wordnik.com. [Hero Worshiped] Reference
For the first time it told the unvarnished truth about the hostile palace establishment and her distant husband. From Wordnik.com. [Her True Face] Reference
The commissioners "are taking an unvarnished look at the issue as a whole," said a source close to the commission. From Wordnik.com. [A BATTLE OVER BLAME] Reference
Or that voters might (as in New Jersey) be relieved to have some statewide leader tell them the unvarnished truth?. From Wordnik.com. [R. Eden Martin: Incredible that it's business -- and politics -- as usual] Reference
Totally unvarnished confessions of either boredom or guilt are usually left to gatherings of moms of one's own kind. From Wordnik.com. [Some Day My 9-to-5 Job Will Come] Reference
Diana's unvarnished, verbatim grief could well hinder Charles's attempt to rehabilitate himself with his future subjects. From Wordnik.com. [Diana In Her Own Words] Reference
The main thing that I found in backlash country was the raw, unvarnished scent of fear, but that comes from several shifting currents. From Wordnik.com. [Will Bunch: What I Learned Behind the Lines of the Anti-Obama Backlash] Reference
What emerges for the reader is a beautiful, unvarnished portrait of fathers and sons — irregular, flawed, full of heartbreak and heart. From Wordnik.com. [Here’s Looking With You, Kid] Reference
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