brief

Example Sentences

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TN: Knecht was playing with a lot of confidence through a brief stretch of this season, exhibited most by him taking charges in consecutive games against the Pelicans and the Spurs.

From Los Angeles Times

This brief but extreme change is consistent with a dense cloud of magnetized plasma crossing the path between the FRB and Earth.

From Science Daily

Still, any coming tightening cycle is expected to be brief, with an increase in February followed by a second hike in May.

From The Wall Street Journal

Speaking with The Independent, Neath-born Jenkins said her brief meeting with Cruise backstage at the royal concert was one of her most memorable celebrity encounters.

From BBC

I learned the first names of my immediate neighbors through brief elevator rides and laundry room small talk.

From Salon