laconism

Example Sentences

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The only time he abandoned his Trappist laconism was when Alba went to visit him in his tunnel of books.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

"Whatso thou wouldest do that do!" a contrast with our European laconism.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 07 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Their creator's remarks about them are sometimes of a marvellous subtlety, expressed in a laconism which seems to regard Marivaudage or Meredithese with an aristocratic disdain.

From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century by Saintsbury, George

Paling suddenly, Mr. Hildreth dropped his eyes and replied humbly, though with equal laconism, "I was thinking."

From Hand and Ring by Green, Anna Katharine

The horrible proposition, more so from its very laconism, despite the auditory to whom it is addressed, does not find favourable response.

From The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea by Reid, Mayne