curt
Example Sentences
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Her tone is curt, and there’s an intensity in her eyes that wasn’t there moments ago.
From Literature
When asked directly whether the administration has a social media problem during Tuesday’s press briefing, Leavitt’s answer was a curt “No.”
From Salon
When he came off the ice, the hug from Tutberidze seemed curt.
From BBC
He gives me a curt nod and heads out of the classroom, book tucked under his arm.
From Literature
The intelligence chief’s curt, deadpan delivery has helped popularize the work of the military intelligence agency, known as HUR, with the public using Budanov’s interviews for widely circulated memes on social media mocking Russia.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
