briskness
Example Sentences
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It ultimately undercuts a narrative whose strongest suit has always been its briskness.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025
Yes, his eventual shot went in off Fabian Schar, but the briskness and intensity of Scotland’s counter was electrifying.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2024
Leading with easy flow and, especially in the great Adagio fourth movement, a tendency toward briskness, Dudamel had no interest in the self-seriousness that can easily bend this symphony toward exaggerated solemnity.
From New York Times • May 20, 2023
It would require more briskness and directorial ingenuity to make Barry’s Jazz Age hit more than a pleasant-enough museum piece.
From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2022
“I understand this sort of thing is done nowadays,” she said, sitting down on the sofa beside him, trying to sound offhand, but he sensed her discomfort in the uncommon briskness of her words.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
