briefer

Example Sentences

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Those uprisings, later coined the Arab Spring, succeeded in bringing about a short democratic sojourn in Tunisia and a much briefer one in Egypt, but they also unleashed unrest.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

"I'd like to commend the briefer on at least picking on one of the men in the cabinet instead of the women," he added.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025

Vaill could have made Pride and Pleasure a briefer book if she had chosen to constrict the male narrative and focus on the sisters alone.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2025

If my husband and I were fine spinning the wheel of chance, our search would have been much briefer.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2024

I have brief visions of the bull hook flying at my head and then even briefer visions of getting up right now, this minute, and walking back to the hobo camp.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen