short and sweet
Example Sentences
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My question is short and sweet: Can these be written off on our tax return, or does the deduction go to the gift giver?
From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026
The keeper's involvement was short and sweet but spectacular and probably decisive.
From BBC • May 14, 2024
As the teams took a short break after the fourth game, Panthers coach Jordan McGregor made her message to her team short and sweet.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2023
I will keep it short and sweet — the Premier Boxing Champions way of doing things in 2023 just hasn’t worked out.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2023
It was short and sweet: Ash— I’m in big trouble.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
