laconism
Example Sentences
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The only time he abandoned his Trappist laconism was when Alba went to visit him in his tunnel of books.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
"Blight, Mildew, and Smut," he replied, with the laconism of one who is absolutely certain of his own mind.
From Crome Yellow by Huxley, Aldous
You may, perhaps, imagine that laconism could no further go.
From Friend Mac Donald by O'Rell, Max
This laconism came from the lips of a young man who was walking along the Levee of New Orleans.
From The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley by Reid, Mayne
His friend obeyed him, more alarmed by Andre's laconism than he could have been by some sudden explosion of passion.
From Caught in the Net by Gaboriau, Émile
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