laconic

Example Sentences

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But perhaps the laconic statement from Marie Sherlock of the center-left Labour Party captured the spirit of this ugly encounter in a more realistic mode.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026

Mr. Mamdani would present an enticing target to a political opponent of laconic self-discipline and charitable forbearance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

It inspired his themes—war, fear, mutilation, endurance, courage, comradeship and death—and his laconic and stoical, virile and aggressive heroes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

He held the screen, his laconic presence a perfect complement to Newman’s boisterous Butch.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025

The New England states use a terse form of instruction, a tight-lipped, laconic style sheet, wasting no words and few letters.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck