briskly
Example Sentences
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Prices rose briskly in January and are on track to increase sharply in February.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
The derivatives also imply inflation will fall briskly thereafter, to 2.44% in the following 12 months.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 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
One walked briskly, the other at a slow pace.
From Slate • Jan. 7, 2026
And Mr. Weston at the same time, walking briskly with long steps through the passage, was calling out,
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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