Bluntly has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | There are too many demonstrative pronouns. To put it bluntly, it couldn't be harder to understand. | |
| 2. | I myself have, before becoming employed by this company, twice spoken bluntly to the people at the top. | |
| 3. | To put it bluntly, the reason this team won't win is because you're holding them back. | |
| 4. | Emiko never thinks about others' feelings and always says things too bluntly, so everyone hates her. | |
| 5. | To put it bluntly, he's mistaken. | |
| 6. | Nobody will say it so bluntly, but that is the gist of it. | |
| 7. | Mary bluntly refused the gift that Tom, her mother's new boyfriend, wanted to make her. Later, she regretted it. | |
| 8. | To put it bluntly, your sweat smells awful. | |
| 9. | The truth, spoken bluntly, hurts. | |
| 10. | I know I'm saying this bluntly, but have you already had sex with Tom? |