- a blunt instrument.
- a blunt New England farmer.
- a forthright approach to the problem.
- a point-blank accusation.
- blunt talking and straight shooting.
- blunt the knives.
- blunted emotions.
- deaden a sound.
- facing the stark reality of the deadline.
- forthright criticism.
- I gave them my candid opinion.
- it is possible to be outspoken without being rude.
- plainspoken and to the point.
- tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank.
- Terror blunted her feelings.
- the blunt truth.
- the crude facts.
- The shock numbed her senses.
- thick marks made by a blunt pencil.
- Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge.