brisk

Example Sentences

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Business was brisk on two days The Times observed, and the waiting times were generally only a few minutes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Policy decisions can pull yields in different directions, particularly when geopolitical events are moving at a brisk clip.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

At Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr’s reborn French restaurant in New York, instead of poaching the meringue they bake it before service in a low-temp oven for a miraculously brisk seven minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

A summer sky appears “fitful and whimsical in a brisk north breeze.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

The final gathering on Valentine farm took place on a brisk December night.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead