laconic

Example Sentences

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When we meet Dusty, the laconic protagonist of “Rebuilding,” he has already lost so much.

From Los Angeles Times

“I first heard bluegrass in the place where I bought my first guitar,” said the laconic Ceasar in a phone interview.

From Washington Post

“That was pretty special for me,” the laconic Gose said after the game.

From New York Times

While around the Rolling Stones, he was invariably laconic, usually lingering in the background during public appearances.

From New York Times

What she found may not have looked like much to the untrained eye: Greg Labbe, the mayor of Leadville, recently said, with laconic wonder, that “there were dusty rolls of stuff in the attic.”

From New York Times