briskly

Example Sentences

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“But I think that’s a lie,” she says, briskly brushing off the stories as a smear campaign concocted by Otso’s enemies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Prices rose briskly in January and are on track to increase sharply in February.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Joseph Jr. — a wiry 22-year-old with a head full of curly dark brown hair — runs briskly toward the goal line with a black cast on his left arm.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

“I’m not head of story, that’s Ken Mok,” Banks briskly answers when a producer presses her to talk about that chapter, while an intertitle identifies her as the show’s creator and executive producer.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

Pulling on my jacket in the hall, I saw Judy Poovey walking briskly towards me.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt