briskness
Example Sentences
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It ultimately undercuts a narrative whose strongest suit has always been its briskness.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025
Yes, his eventual shot went in off Fabian Schar, but the briskness and intensity of Scotland’s counter was electrifying.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2024
Perhaps Saturday, in its often-bright briskness, its breezes and below-average temperatures, gave us a nostalgic glimpse of how our ancestors once experienced the long Thanksgiving weekend.
From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2021
I’d encourage you to err on the side of briskness here.
From Slate • May 10, 2021
But it was Lola’s briskness, her obliviousness to anything beyond her own business, and Briony’s certainty that her own feelings would not even register, still less provoke guilt, which gave her the strength to resist.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
