curt

Example Sentences

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She gave me a curt nod and tugged on Ba’s sleeve.

From Literature

A few unnecessarily curt speech interruptions threatened the calm, but mainly, this was a smoothly run machine of a show, devoid of mishaps.

From Los Angeles Times

If time doesn’t allow for this, Fitzgerald says, it is often considered better to slip away than to appear rushed or insincere in a curt goodbye.

From The Wall Street Journal

Chalamet’s words were curt, but his opinion was only further muddled by the clip being spread out of context.

From Salon

This has been the case since the dawn of mobile devices and algorithmic personalization, but forced separations may have turned curt, unexplained goodbyes into a perceived relationship norm.

From Salon