brusque

Example Sentences

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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

Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin, who ran against her for mayor as an old-school progressive, said she could be uncompromising and brusque in policy deliberations.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024

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

She came up to me and straightened the blanket with a brusque, timid gesture that took the place of the hug she was afraid to give me.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende