brusquely
Example Sentences
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“Move along,” she said brusquely to the man.
From Literature
Even if they were angry with fans, the manner in which they brusquely dismissed Frank's wishes sent out poor signals, raising doubts about his level of control.
From BBC
The first time it happened, the day care received an anonymous call from a woman brusquely asking them to open the door.
From Salon
He gave her a pointed look, she says, and addressed her brusquely in Swahili: “You’re a Gen Z—come here.”
She brusquely replied that a particular leopard routinely came by a path in the hills, passed her house and went “that way.”
From Scientific American
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
