brevity

Example Sentences

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The other issue with the album is its brevity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

There will undoubtedly be some who find nits to pick, but it’s hard to imagine any less-than-obsessed fans unhappy with this lagniappe, apart from its comparative brevity.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Yet the brevity of this pre-election period "will likely not have much of an effect", said Michael Cucek, assistant professor of Asian Studies at Temple University's Japan Campus.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

The following has been edited slightly for style and brevity.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2025

The motif had been a popular one in earlier Dutch genre scenes, where bubbles symbolized life’s brevity and, hence, the vanity of all earthly things.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson