How To Use Matter-of-fact In A Sentence

To which I responded matter-of-factly, ‘This is a bilingual country.’
I got quite used to tiny black Tussock birds pecking matter-of-factly at my shoes.
Jan was surprisingly matter-of-fact about her divorce.
Michael Phillips was mostly "emotionless" during the interview and matter-of-factly described his life to Drukteinis, according to the report, including that he had lived with his grandfather for more than a year after having problems at home. Nashuatelegraph.com local, state, business and sports news
I saw a report on CNN where a woman was rescued from being trapped in collapsed roof and wall debris for two days and what struck me was her odd calm as she was carried prone from a certain, crushing death — as well as her matter-of-fact confidence in a God that Robertson says her people forsook ... Archive 2010-02-01

His approach involves massive research combined with a matter-of-fact storytelling style. Times, Sunday Times
Life will now become a flat, prosaic routine of matter-of-fact; and sleep itself, erst so prolific of numerical configurations and mysterious stimulants to lottery-adventure, will be disfurnished of its figures and figments. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864
He sounded matter-of-fact when he told us good news and somehow sounded very convincing when he came out with the not so good news as well.
Then at about midday or she calls to say, rather matter-of-factly, I thought, that her waters had broken and that she was having the baby.
Use a matter-of-fact tone when disciplining your children.
I turned my pocket cards over and declared a King-high flush, trying to sound matter-of-fact about it, not too triumphant.
The muzhik is a very matter-of-fact practical person, totally incapable of understanding what Russia
On the subject of evil, she said, in a matter-of-fact tone but without apparent rancour, that people do not change, that cruelty is "inborn" and that the Holocaust "could happen again". Rewind radio: Private Passions; Start the Week; Exchanges at the Frontier; Taking a Stand
Such mysterious things, which we ought perhaps to call the putrescence of the human heart, lie at the base of the greatest revolutions, political, social or domestic; but in telling of them it is desirable to explain that their subtle significance cannot be given in a matter-of-fact narrative. The Celibates
On the outside, the factory materials that make up the buildings are shown matter-of-factly, not with pride or shame.
In lowercase they become so killingly matter-of-fact, which is the whole joke. John Cheever's Cruel Paradoxes
The novelist's subtle mastery enriches the work...A matter-of-fact, plainspoken narrative that has a profound impact. " –Kirkus, starred review.
Here, in the dreamiest of all cities, is a rare chance for architects to dream and play, as well as address matter-of-fact issues of how we should be building at the moment. Venice Architecture Biennale: castles in the air
Some chapters are straightforward and matter-of-fact, while others are essayistic.
Nevertheless, it was independently undertaken, in a very matter-of-fact way, to assist a respected superior in coping.
It is to be a cold, prosaic, matter-of-fact business proposition. Chapter 22
I have heard therapists say matter-of-factly that in old people, withdrawal, depression, and apathy are normal.
There he reviewed his intellectual progress, in a matter-of-fact way. THE EARTH: An Intimate History
It is unsettling, all the more so because of the matter-of-fact tone. Times, Sunday Times
To me their very restrainedness, calmness, matter-of-factness, if I may so call it, are a strong guarantee that they are the utterance of an eyewitness, who verily saw what he tells so simply. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark
The matter-of-fact tone gives these accounts their particular emotive power. Times, Sunday Times
You lords of creation lead your slaves sad lives when it pleases you to change your billing and cooing for matter-of-fact masterdom and rule. The Claverings
What we are in danger of, he says matter-of-factly, is a self-inflicted wound, a self-inflicted extinction.
She knew, despite his matter-of-factness, that the domestic trivia irked him. PRETTY MAIDS ALL IN A ROW
The matter-of-fact relaying of the rise and fall of the Raj the British rule recalls the grade-school history textbooks that gave the barest outline of historical events but withheld the extremes of human experience that were the fallout of those events, to be revealed to us when we were older and could better handle the ugly truth. Larissa Archer: Asian Art Museum's "Maharaja" Overlooks Crucial Cultural Questions in India
Hunter frequently employed his sense of taste in dissection, and encouraged his pupils to do likewise, as he recorded matter-of-factly: ‘The gastric juice is a fluid somewhat transparent, and a little saltish or brackish to the taste.’
I had been through two mortally dull years (without travel), in commonplace, matter-of-fact Old England, where one can't get into a difficulty. The Romance of Isabel, Lady Burton
Events that would occasion great dramatic fanfare in a conventional story occur matter-of-factly, often stimulating zero effect in the people they happen to.
I have a prehensile tongue," he said matter-of-factly. Reciprocation
I won" the election, he told Republicans on Friday when pressed about his tax policy - a comment both the White House and GOP leaders described as lighthearted, though also matter-of-fact. CourierPostOnline.com - News
Because --" the boy spoke in an almost matter-of-fact tone -- in quite an unexalted tone at all events, "you see I can always make a strong call, as I did tonight. The Lost Prince
I know you," he said flatly, matter-of-fact, neutral in tone.
Instead his demise is spoken of in a matter-of-fact way. Times, Sunday Times
The film was written by Laurence Coriat, who has an ear for the sort of unadorned, matter-of-fact dialogue that says a lot by what it leaves out.
For me, track days are addictive in a matter-of-fact sort of way. Times, Sunday Times
I just didn't like the atmosphere, or the matter-of-fact staff. Gastroschisis — Welsh
Why not answer these a-holes and nancies with a matter-of-fact answer: So what? Attack of The View
So I'm reluctant to see the material handled so matter-of-factly and humorlessly. With "Precious," believe all the hype
He came across very well in a matter-of-fact way that instilled a lot of confidence. Broken Lives
Answering the unseen interviewer, three peasant women reply, matter-of-factly, yet smiling, "I'm not sure what happiness means."
In Somalia and Afghanistan clerics matter-of-factly described to your correspondent the range of jinn they had encountered, from the saintly to the demonic; those that can fly, those that crawl, plodding jinn, invisible jinn, gul with vampiric tendencies (from which the English word ghoul is taken), and shape-shifters recognisable in human form because their feet are turned backwards. Archive 2006-12-01
Certainly, there was a variety of such cases, and while we do not always know the motivations for the defendants 'actions (and doubtless not all were noble), the physical assertiveness of these women and the court's matter-of-fact handling of these matters suggests that these women's violence was no more shocking to the community than men's, indicating a certain fluidity of gender relations within the plebeian community and demonstrating that these women felt they had the right to use verbal and physical intimidation in the public sphere. Gutenber-e Help Page
The shoulder strap led to one thing and another, if you know what I mean," Lee says matter-of-factly, "and that's how I started in the strip business. More Than a Girl With a Gimmick
He says this in a very straightforward, matter-of-fact manner. Times, Sunday Times
But, of course, one exclaims, marvelling at the matter-of-factness of the statement.
His mouth dropped open as I matter-of-factly logged into a privileged account.
‘I think she is mad,’ states Broomfield, in his plummy matter-of-fact way.
Seconding others - be matter-of-fact about it, mention when appropriate, keep your yap shut otherwise.
Matter-of-factly, Ibrahimovic called Barca 'favourites' against Arsenal and, of the challenge of becoming the first side to defend a Champions League title successfully, he added: 'It's not easy. Football.co.uk news feed
“Actually, yes,” the kobold stated matter-of-factly. Master of Mirrors
Harte's stories, in their matter-of-fact referencing of the preternatural and supernatural, and in their blending of the fantastic and the mundane may be seen as affiliates of Magic Realism.
He was not seeking consolation, merely confiding how he saw his chances in a manner so matter-of-fact it was chilling. Times, Sunday Times
These aren't matter-of-fact troopers following orders, but sadistic voluptuaries, smacking their lips in satisfaction while doing a job that's fun.
My companion told me rather matter-of-factly that in central New Orleans, being stockingless was the mark of a Bourbon Street prostitute.
Beverly Clarenden saw only the matter-of-fact, visible things, no shrewder, braver, truer plainsman ever walked the long distances of the old Santa Fé Trail than this boy with his bright face and happy-go-lucky spirit unpained by dreams, untrammeled by fancies. Vanguards of the Plains
Without hesitation and in a matter-of-fact tone, he said that management was confident that 30 to 40% of branches would comply. Good News For Chinese Banks, Bad News For Reforms
"She won't talk to you," Kay told him matter-of-factly.
A scene where Vinny stages a series of fake auto accidents to raise the funeral money is laugh-out-loud funny for its matter-of-fact duplicitousness.
A spokesman listed the casualties in a detached, matter-of-fact tone of voice.
Next to knowing the mind of an anarchist, perhaps the greatest value of this book lies in its bald, matter-of-fact narration of the unthinkable cruelty and lunatic management of our prisons. Jack London's Nonfiction Collection of Unpublished Book Forwards
Her cool, matter-of-fact speech belied her — or so Daylight thought, looking at her perturbed feminineness, at the rounded lines of her figure, the breast that deeply rose and fell, and at the color that was now excited in her cheeks. Chapter XIII
At times, Vaillant wears his lab coat and lays out his findings matter-of-factly. What Makes Us Happy?
‘This isn't a vernissage,’ says MarieLyne Tarabulsy matter-of-factly.
local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones
Read together with my matter-of-fact statements, Liszt's hyperbolical and circumlocutional poetic prose will not be misunderstood by the reader. Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician
They are matter-of-factly attempting to snatch the youngsters from us by chicanery.
These are strictly matter-of-fact men from a world where war is work, and life and death hang on a rapidly and precisely calibrated reality, an attitude captured by the flat caption mounted on the frame: This is an AIM-7 air-to-air missile shot from an F‑15 Eagle detonating on an Iraqi MiG‑29 Fulcrum during Operation Desert Storm. The Last Ace
“We helped to get you into office, and we got a good memory,” she says matter-of-factly to the elected officials outside the shot. Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Public Sector Unions
His answer was delivered matter-of-factly. Times, Sunday Times
He tried to keep his tone matter-of-fact and business-like, but he couldn't completely hide the quiver of emotion as he spoke of leaving her.
Critics seemed to like this approach of matter-of-factly meeting their ends with dignity.
But they made up for it, discussing and comparing the more loathsome features of their disease in the most cold-blooded, matter-of-fact way. THE SPIKE
They say matter-of-factly that the males around them do not know how to act like either men or gentlemen.
Jan was surprisingly matter-of-fact about her divorce.
In others, abortion was treated matter-of-factly, with the products of conception disposed of unceremoniously.
The matter-of-fact mordancy of Emily Dickinson, the supreme poet of grief, may provide more balm to the mourner than the glad tidings of those who talk about how death can enrich us. Archive 2010-01-01
Beyond that, her soprano is strangely colorless, and her projection of the text flat and matter-of-fact.
So, on a Monday morning he had matter-of-factly informed Maja it was time to move on. O: A Presidential Novel
When on the fact-finding mission, my approach was a lot like yours, matter-of-fact.
"The locomotive is my depression crashing in on my rather sterile, matter-of-fact world.
John was doing his best to give Francis the news in a matter-of-fact way.
I won" the election, he told Republicans on Friday when pressed about his tax policy -- a comment both the White House and GOP leaders described as lighthearted, though also matter-of-fact. CNSNews.com Headlines
They look somewhat like early Picasso drawings: confident and spare, with matter-of-fact shading.
What Ker discovers instead is a common concern for the ‘sheer ordinariness’ of Catholic Christianity, the everyday ‘matter-of-factness’ of its sacraments and sacramentals.
I know you," he said flatly, matter-of-fact, neutral in tone.
‘She killed herself,’ he replied matter-of-factly. ‘Finally escaped you,’ I rejoined.
When she speaks about him, it is with a puzzled yet matter-of-fact tone. Times, Sunday Times
John was doing his best to give Francis the news in a matter-of-fact way.
He spoke in a very matter-of-fact way about the accident.
Just as the form and color of the stop sign seem matter-of-fact yet are linked to rich visual cultures, so too is its verbal STOP deceptively simple. The English Is Coming!
She matter-of-factly cast aside his penis as though it were garnish and frosted his balls with gel. Parents Behaving Badly
The matter was conducted in typical, matter-of-fact style. Times, Sunday Times
The effect is heightened by their matter-of-fact tone. Times, Sunday Times
‘Kids today are not wearing jockstraps,’ answered spokesperson Jenny Shulman matter-of-factly.
It's hard to describe the delightfully off-centre tone of her work; the film's sense of humour is a rarefied one, and it takes a matter-of-fact approach to some bizarre situations.
It is not different,’ he said very matter-of-factly, ‘than the doughboys in the world war bringing back German helmets and other souvenirs.’
`I don't want to live like this" was her matter-of-fact, no-nonsense last will and testament. THE STAPLE STREET GANG: MANDY AND THE PURPLE SPOTTED HANKY
The song's protagonist matter-of-factly dissects his breakup with his girlfriend.
Jake Montagnino, 12, a slight seventh-grader at Mark Twain Junior High on Coney Island, cited Mahler's Eighth among his favorite pieces, as well as Bernstein's Mass and "Lord of the Rings," in which, he said matter-of-factly, he'll be singing a solo at the end. Raising Their Voices as One
She appears conservatively dressed and begins her taped monologue by saying matter-of-factly, "I'm black."
Creighton was matter-of-fact, no emotion showing in his gravely voice.
I have heard therapists say matter-of-factly that in old people, withdrawal, depression, and apathy are normal.
Beyond that, her soprano is strangely colorless, and her projection of the text flat and matter-of-fact.
Others are angry but matter-of-fact about a lifestyle that seems unbearably grim to the outsider.
‘Because you were jigging like a fool, and now you're lying on the ground,’ he said matter-of-factly.
With a little snooping through the pages, I discovered that he had wed a second time on October 10, 1870 when he matter-of-factly recorded that he got married to Josephine M. Megan Smolenyak: Orphan Heirloom Rescue: 1870 Diary of an Irish Immigrant
She'd confront him in a matter-of-fact way.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg 's mother, Charlotte—the matter-of-fact and unsentimental matriarch of the Bloomberg family who often inspired the funniest lines in the mayor's speeches—died Sunday at her Medford, Mass., home, where Mr. Bloomberg grew up. Mayor's Mother Dies at Age 102
‘Because, Adam, this ‘little strip of metal’ is thirty-six karat gold,’ she stated matter-of-factly, and I glared at her.
He spoke in a very matter-of-fact way about the accident.
I cannot say these things matter-of-factly: they are too painful, and I have never been stoic.
As a result, the book is often casually poignant, its matter-of-fact style laying moments of absolute courage out for the reader with brutal honesty.
However, my deepest resentment is reserved for the so-called mainstream economics textbooks in which competition, and by implication monopoly, has been treated axiomatically, that is to say, as-a-matter-of-factly. Wake Up From Your Slumber - The Truth Will Set You Free
So this limpid, adorable film is also a tough, matter-of-fact portrait of the everyday, not a sentimental, redemptive whitewash.
Just before she left for college, Maddy informed him matter-of-factly that they had better break things off now, so neither of them would feel guilty about seeing other people, and she had been surprised and uncomprehending when her sensible proposal upset him. O: A Presidential Novel
Far from the stereotyped image of a kooky doomsday prepper, he was matter-of-fact and said that prepping was a kind of insurance.
But though young, I was neither nervous nor imaginative; I was inclined to be what is termed stolid, that is to say, extremely matter-of-fact and practical. Scottish Ghost Stories
He spoke in a very matter-of-fact way about the accident.
It was all becoming a little too matter-of-fact, her attentions drifting away from the center of his body towards the extremities. AMAGANSETT
I guess I'd better start flat-hunting then,' he said matter-of-factly. RESCUING ROSE
Mr. Rybczynski, to his credit, deals matter-of-factly with environmental concerns, without the breast-beating such discussions often occasion. The Garden City Blooms Again
They speak in an almost matter-of-fact way, recounting the catalogue of bad behaviour that has characterised the adolescent years for Alan.
The matter-of-fact tone gives these accounts their particular emotive power. Times, Sunday Times
But there are moments of potent magic in the matter-of-fact fantasy of this meditation on death and mortality. Times, Sunday Times
The writing is lapidary and matter-of-fact, but it releases huge emotion - and so does Newton's direction.
Nevertheless, it was independently undertaken, in a very matter-of-fact way, to assist a respected superior in coping.
He knew that young married people might have friendships, like his wife's for Lamhorn; but Sibyl and Lamhorn never "flirted" -- they were always very matter-of-fact with each other. The Turmoil
He took a silver flask out of his pocket in a matter-of-fact way, and filled its cup with something. Emily Fox-Seton
a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem
It was something foreign, grotesque, and picturesque in a life of the most matter-of-fact sameness; it was even as if one should see clusters of palm-trees scattered here and there among Yankee wooden meeting-houses, or open one's eyes on clumps of yellow-striped aloes growing among hardhack and huckleberry bushes in the pastures. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859
The situation is handled with matter-of-factness, not self-aware cuteness.
a matter-of-fact account of the trip
S.G. Browne has created a very entertaining, tongue-in-check and matter-of-fact novel about zombies and how they would be treated by the human race who has done so well in the past with anything that is different. “Breathers: A Zombie’s Lament” by S. G. Browne (Broadway, 2009) « The BookBanter Blog
She thinks you're a spy," Scott said matter-of-factly.
She is wise in presenting the story as matter-of-factly as she does.
Haru finally stated matter-of-factly; his face appearing childish from the sickly, sleepy expression he was wearing.
While speaking in generalities, she was solemn, matter-of-fact, and maintained eye contact. Nancy Cronk: Education Reform: Back to the Future?
Although a love question is asked in a matter-of-fact way, the feelings are deep. The Sun
Beautiful scenery combined with melancholy music and matter-of-fact narration to make a lovely little story.
The straight, one-armed lifts which are a highlight of this first scene were performed almost matter-of-factly with no obvious panache.
In his matter-of-fact tone, this was a little too much to swallow. SPICE: The History of a Temptation
Mona remains unshaken by her ordeal and is matter-of-fact about her courage.
He matter-of-factly explained that he was homeless and that he would have to call me back. The Conservative Assault on the Constitution
Be very direct and use a matter-of-fact tone. The Sun

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