| They speak in an almost matter-of-fact way, recounting the catalogue of bad behaviour that has characterised the adolescent years for Alan. |
| Others are angry but matter-of-fact about a lifestyle that seems unbearably grim to the outsider. |
| Far from the stereotyped image of a kooky doomsday prepper, he was matter-of-fact and said that prepping was a kind of insurance. |
| She said it flatly, a matter-of-fact statement, completely without emotion. |
| He was a bit crude and matter-of-fact in his dialogue, though he did promise me a box of Belgian chocolates. |
| I turned my pocket cards over and declared a King-high flush, trying to sound matter-of-fact about it, not too triumphant. |
