brevity
Example Sentences
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I think about the brevity of that difficulty today, as I listen to parents struggling with deeply feeling kids and water-spilling 2-year-olds.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
Yet the brevity of this pre-election period "will likely not have much of an effect", said Michael Cucek, assistant professor of Asian Studies at Temple University's Japan Campus.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
The settings—generic spaces such as cafés, train stations, hotel lobbies, and offices—tend to be described with similar brevity, while the detectives’ actions are recounted in prose generally lacking metaphor, simile, or fanciful digression.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
Sherling said the two services will appeal to different audiences, with CNN Headline viewers looking for brevity while paying customers get the breadth and depth they expect from the cable channel.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025
“Baby, Mr. O’Hanlon’s not, I’m happy to say, typical of the Maycomb County council membership. I hope you noticed my brevity in introducing him.”
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
Vocabulary lists containing brevity
Grade 11, List 1
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "B"
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