brief
Example Sentences
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The method uses a brief electrical stimulus to activate brain tissue, followed immediately by rapid freezing.
From Science Daily
German football club Augsburg parted ways with trainer Sandro Wagner on Monday, ending a brief and disappointing tenure for the former German national team assistant.
From Barron's
For years now, NFL teams have prized young quarterbacks because of the brief window when they are on affordable deals.
The second aircraft reached nearby Burkina Faso, another country ravaged by Islamist extremists, said Romero, the former intelligence officer, who was briefed on the flights.
As for Salah, who will soon be lost to the Africa Cup of Nations, he kept a watching brief from the bench.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
