brisk
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Tarp sales have been brisk, with the Three Rivers Mercantile store at the bottom of the mountain reporting 60 sold this season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The weather looks decidedly mixed for these events, with a fresher feel, brisk winds - especially in the south - and the likelihood of rain at times.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Peabody’s brisk pace of sales is in stark contrast to the national housing market.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Moderate-to-vigorous activities include brisk walking, running, and cycling.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Then he smiled, and when a tap came at the door, called out in a loud, brisk tone, “Herein!”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
While heatwave conditions will continue across many parts of England and Wales through this coming week, a brisker wind means temperatures have dropped a degree or two relative to recent days.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
From time to time I’ll make an exception and settle into a relative page-turner: nothing with cliffhangers or lots of hand-to-hand combat, mind you, but with a brisker narrative pace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
We would be in a better place if the speed had been brisker.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2023
“Fan reaction has been positive to the brisker pace with more action. And players have made a great adjustment to the changes.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2023
One morning there was a different smell in the air, and the ship was moving oddly, with a brisker rocking from side to side instead of the plunging and soaring.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
Mid-Atlantic region unexpectedly accelerated in August to the briskest pace since April and firms reported input price pressures eased to the lowest since late 2020.
From Reuters ● Aug. 18, 2022
The planets are putting on an amazing celestial show nightly, and many regions of the country are about to host some of the briskest bird traffic of the year.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2021
Ms. Mearns, never rushed by this, creates marvelous dynamic variety within it, often finding time to phrase with seeming slowness, while rising to its briskest passages as if riding the full power of a wave.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2015
British factories followed Asia's lead, increasing activity at the fastest rate in seven months while creating new jobs in at the briskest pace in more than three years.
From Reuters ● Jul. 1, 2014
Harran touched the bays with the whip, urging them to their briskest pace.
From The Octopus : A story of California by Frank Norris
Leaving the pace to the piebald, he brisked along in review.
From Lonesome Town by Ethel Dorrance
"But this will not be the finish," said I; "the dogs are not howling," and at that old Betty brisked herself.
From The McBrides A Romance of Arran by John Sillars
"When I was in Edinburgh," I replied, "I had not the spirit of a pooked hen, but holding the banner at Sanquhar hath wondrously brisked me."
From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
As I brisked out of bed the following morning at half-after six, I could not but wonder rather nervously what the day might have in store for me.
From Ruggles of Red Gap by Harry Leon Wilson
He woke up when the march was over and brisked up his moustache.
From Villa Rubein, and other stories by John Galsworthy
“Oh rather,” he assented, brisking up at the prospect of a row.
From A Frontier Mystery by Bertram Mitford
The two friends entered The Hague, brisking up their pace and stepping gallantly abreast.
From The Blue Pavilions by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
“He wandered off by himself,” Major Coote answered, brisking up a little.
From Athelstane Ford by Allen Upward
As I write, the breeze is brisking up, doors are beginning to slam, and shutters; a strong draught sweeps round the balcony; it looks doubtful for to-morrow.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
"Such a charming musical evening—such a treat!" said she, brisking up, and quite unaware of what had been passing round her the last two hours.
From Bluebell A Novel by Mrs. George Croft Huddleston
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