brusque

Example Sentences

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While brusque and self-sufficient, Tereza starts the film as the head-down, dutiful sort.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Tudor's brusque, plain speaking style got no more out of the Spurs squad than Frank's more empathetic approach.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Dan leads the Seder in such a brusque way that his wife reflects, “on this night my husband is a control freak. That’s how he celebrates freedom from slavery.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

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

As I see him now, he is not really afraid, just withdrawing, as a bird or squirrel backs off from the brusque movements of the feeder—involuntary, instinctive.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes