brusque

Example Sentences

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Though Porter became well-known for her blunt questioning of witnesses in Congress, her brusque style has not translated to broad support in California’s 2026 governor’s race.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 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

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

Whenever “Martha” captures these moments of introspection we see its eponymous figure exposed for what she is – ambitious and demanding, forward-thinking and innovative, brusque and task-obsessed.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2024

Stannis reined up long enough to bark a brusque dismissal to Lord Florent and the others, commanding them to attend him in his pavilion one hour hence for a council of war.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin