curt
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Djokovic can be curt, but more often he’s contemplative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
A few unnecessarily curt speech interruptions threatened the calm, but mainly, this was a smoothly run machine of a show, devoid of mishaps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
Chalamet’s words were curt, but his opinion was only further muddled by the clip being spread out of context.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2026
Williams had often been curt and closed when speaking to the media, but spoke warmly and openly in her first pre-tournament news conference.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2025
“Sorry to be curt, but this conversation is over. I only wanted to see who you were and what you knew.”
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
Karim gave a curt reply in Russian, which the soldier returned with an even curter retort.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
For a moment Commines hesitated, annoyed by a tone curter and colder than his own, but after a glance at La Mothe's set face he motioned to the servant to go.
From The Justice of the King by Drummond, Hamilton
The knight began to take long walks and rides with his brother, and from each walk and ride came back with a more gloomy face and a curter manner.
From The Story of Francis Cludde by Weyman, Stanley John
Frederick was younger than the other men too; but his manner was, if anything, curter.
From The Happy End by Hergesheimer, Joseph
The woman’s voice was curter, and the uninviting muzzle of a bull-terrier was thrust out between the door and the woman’s skirts.
From Seven Miles to Arden by Sawyer, Ruth
Luis Enrique thought for a couple of seconds, looked straight back at the questioner, and gave the curtest of replies.
From Fox News ● Jul. 5, 2021
He came from behind a sea of maps to grant the curtest interview I have ever had.
From Time Magazine Archive
"We have finished our business—and Mr. Lathrop I am sure will excuse me—I must get some letters off by post—" And with the curtest of bows she disappeared.
From Delia Blanchflower by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
Oblivious of feelings she was left alone to brood and mope; her meals were served apart as though she were infectious; and now she had received the curtest of summonses to make herself scarce forthwith.
From The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis
To all remarks or even questions he replied in the fewest words and curtest phrases possible.
From Between Whiles by Jackson, Helen Hunt
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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