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
It had a hurried urgency and also the briskness of rough-and-tumble triumph.
From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2022
Although somber and unflashy in tone, the hearings have been characterized by something almost unheard of in this kind of congressional forum: briskness.
From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2022
She washed with a thorough briskness at a nearby basin.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
