brevity
Example Sentences
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The brevity of the counterexample made it easy for other mathematicians to verify.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
Blissfully ferocious and never short on words from the stage, frontwoman Missy Dabice didn’t get to say as much as she wanted to between songs due to the brevity of a festival set.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
The final summit declaration consisted of six concise paragraphs, mirroring the brevity of the 2025 Hague Summit declaration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
I think about the brevity of that difficulty today, as I listen to parents struggling with deeply feeling kids and water-spilling 2-year-olds.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
While all the information in this version of the story is accurate, its admirable brevity creates some unfortunate historical casualties of its own.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing brevity
Grade 11, List 1
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "B"
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