brusque
Example Sentences
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Every rendezvous he manages is different: A brusque businessman wants to see his mother, ostensibly because an important document is missing.
Organizers forbade several of their key moves as their brusque victories weren’t telegenic.
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Some have attributed this to his brusque, sometimes confrontational demeanor, others to classist prejudice.
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Art from ancient Thrace is often flashy and brusque, as befits a warrior tribe.
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He relates to Winnifred as both pal and prospective bedmate, and as their bond intensifies, his slightly weird familiarity with one of the male servants grows more brusque.
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