brisk

Example Sentences

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He has high standards and can be brisk in cutting off lawyers not up to snuff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Business was brisk on two days The Times observed, and the waiting times were generally only a few minutes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Policy decisions can pull yields in different directions, particularly when geopolitical events are moving at a brisk clip.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

But at times the strain of keeping up the brisk timing of the movie to fill two hours of stage time on essentially a single set results in comic vamping.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The rabbits were slow and hesitant and Chervil himself seemed unable to rise to his usual brisk manner.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams