brusque

Example Sentences

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Every rendezvous he manages is different: A brusque businessman wants to see his mother, ostensibly because an important document is missing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Furious customers have even turned to Yelp, typically where you go to gripe about a soggy taco or brusque waiter, to lash out at the airline, which currently sits at 1.4 stars out of 5.

From Slate • Oct. 15, 2024

Capello's fierce, brusque style and the rigid repetition of Hodgson’s methods were out.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2024

That attitude has served “Hacks” and its brusque diva Deborah well, not to mention giving Jean Smart the best role of her career.

From Salon • May 2, 2024

“Don’t know a word. I’m very stupid about studying anything, can’t bear French, it’s such a slippery, silly sort of language,” was the brusque reply.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott