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How to use candid in a sentence

15 example sentences · adjective, noun

Candid means impartial and free from prejudice. Example: “His portraits looked stiff and formal but his candids showed life being lived.”

Examples of candid by meaning

adjectiveImpartial and free from prejudice.

  • Asked about the Brexit vote, the candid president told Marr: «I am not the one to judge or comment on the decision of your people.»2018 January 21, Oli Smith, The Sunday Express

adjectiveStraightforward, open and sincere, whether people find either refreshing or distasteful.

  • a surprisingly candid admission of guilt
  • Sam Altman, the chief executive and co-founder of OpenAI, has been ousted from his own company after its board accused him of “being not consistently candid in his communications”.2023 November 18, Blake Montgomery, Dani Anguiano, “OpenAI fires co-founder and CEO Sam Altman for allegedly lying to company board”, in...

adjectiveUnposed or rehearsed.

  • Will the introduction of supplementary flash or flood intrude on a candid picture situation or ruin the mood?2002, Popular Photography

nounA spontaneous or unposed photograph.

  • His portraits looked stiff and formal but his candids showed life being lived.
  • When he held the Guild Chair, the office walls were not, as they are now, festooned with orchestrated candids of Chancre and municipal burghers, Chancre herding his porcine family in their Sunday best.1999, Colson Whitehead, The Intuitionist, Fleet (2017), page 137

More sentences with candid

  • The actress bared her soul in the candid interview.From the entry bare one's soul
  • With her candid air, she would have duped cardinals and tricked Talleyrand.1901, F.C. de Sumichrast, The Complete Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 6 (IV), Bigelow, Smith and Company, page 44. From the entry hyperdiabolical
  • Dorsky's candid camera also catches people rapt in thought.2000 October 7, Stephen Holden, “Film Festival Review: Sparks of Lyrical Meditation Fly From the Cutting Edge”, in New York Times…. From the entry candid camera
  • The Court, as an essential institution of international order and justice, achieves greater stature for having so candid and faithful a Boswell.1969, Ernest A. Gross, The American Journal of International Law, volume 62, American Society of International Law, page 541. From the entry international order
  • Or it may devote two-thirds of an issue to the newly armed Armies of Europe or to a candid tour of Hollywood.1936, Henri Logeman, Sales Management,Volume 39, Dartnell Corporation, page 292. From the entry supermagnificent
  • Perhaps it’s more accurate to say I’m nauseously optimistic, because, to be candid, I go into the next five weeks feeling a bit sick to my stomach.2024 October 1, Robert Reich, “Donald Trump is gaining on Kamala Harris in the polls. I have some theories why”, in The Guardian. From the entry nauseously
  • Yet in private conversations, members of his staff were also candid that the president has comorbidities that could make him more susceptible to a severe bout of the virus.2020 October 2, “Trump’s Positive Coronavirus Test Upends Campaign in Final Stretch”, in New York Times. From the entry comorbidity
  • Repeat of the cringily captivating series in which candid cameras reveal how holidaymakers from different countries react to a series of provocations, raging from petty larceny to full-frontal nudity.1999 May 13, “Television Guide”, in Evening Standard, London, page 40. From the entry cringily
  • Miss Rand . . . is wanted in criminal court to face charges of biting a theater customer who tried to take her picture with a candid camera.1938 October 11, Frederick C. Othman, “Sally Stole My Fan Act, Faith Says”, in Pittsburgh Press, retrieved 21 Nov 2017, page 12. From the entry candid camera

Meaning of candid

  1. adjective Impartial and free from prejudice.
  2. adjective Straightforward, open and sincere, whether people find either refreshing or distasteful.
  3. adjective Unposed or rehearsed.

Full definition of candid

Questions about candid in a sentence

How do you use candid in a sentence?
Candid is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “His portraits looked stiff and formal but his candids showed life being lived.”
What is a short sentence with candid?
“a surprisingly candid admission of guilt”
What does candid mean?
Candid means impartial and free from prejudice.

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