terseness
Example Sentences
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The terseness is the message: Beijing no longer feels obliged to pretend it is weighing the costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
“Hesitant about what? I guess I’m frightened now that I realize how truly cowardly most people are,” singer-lyricist Oldham replies with a certain terseness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2021
He and Mike discuss pavement, the writing process, and the terseness of Bruce Springsteen.
From Slate ● May 28, 2020
Writing like this, dense and layered, is the opposite of traditional English terseness and understatement.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 5, 2018
One Sunday, two weeks after the occupation, Aureliano entered Gerineldo Márquez’s house and with his usual terseness asked for a mug of coffee without sugar.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
