brusque

Example Sentences

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Tudor's brusque, plain speaking style got no more out of the Spurs squad than Frank's more empathetic approach.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Her partner, Joo Won Ahn, made less impact with his somewhat brusque approach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin, who ran against her for mayor as an old-school progressive, said she could be uncompromising and brusque in policy deliberations.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024

Whenever “Martha” captures these moments of introspection we see its eponymous figure exposed for what she is – ambitious and demanding, forward-thinking and innovative, brusque and task-obsessed.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2024

Lawrence’s brusque four-paragraph letter reported deuteron-induced radioactivity in fourteen light elements and speculated brashly that “in these nuclear reactions new radioactive isotopes of many of the elements might be formed.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik