brisk

Example Sentences

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He has high standards and can be brisk in cutting off lawyers not up to snuff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Illuminated by fairy lights and a rosy sunset, a willowy queen named Sheryka lip-synced to Toni Braxton and danced to a brisk guaguancó number with a friend.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

She was brisk and cheerful and not much older than Penelope, and she held a pocket watch in her hand.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood