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

The health secretary insisted he was "not challenging the prime minister" adding: "I'm not doing any of the things some silly briefer said overnight."

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

Three years afterward the world is in a slightly better mood, and the time difference between New York and Paris is much briefer.

From Salon • Aug. 9, 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