brisk

Example Sentences

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But at times the strain of keeping up the brisk timing of the movie to fill two hours of stage time on essentially a single set results in comic vamping.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

The resulting volume is a brisk, engaging read that avoids hagiography.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

“Capital boys, aren’t they? I feel quite young and brisk again after that.” said Jo, strolling along with her hands behind her, partly from habit, partly to conceal the bespattered parasol.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott