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

"Whatso thou wouldest do that do!" a contrast with our European laconism.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 07 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

The coldness is most often simply the apparent coldness of restraint; the baldness, the laconism of a spirit that abhorred loose, ungainly manners of speech.

From Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers by Rosenfeld, Paul

"Very well! let it be blown up!" answered the Floridans with a laconism worthy of ancient times.

From The Moon-Voyage by Verne, Jules

Paling suddenly, Mr. Hildreth dropped his eyes and replied humbly, though with equal laconism, "I was thinking."

From Hand and Ring by Green, Anna Katharine