curt
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Djokovic can be curt, but more often he’s contemplative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Calocane was described at this review as "guarded, curt, fixed staring and having a hostile edge to him".
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
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 ● Mar. 16, 2026
Chalamet’s words were curt, but his opinion was only further muddled by the clip being spread out of context.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2026
My father sweeps ahead of me on the porch steps, grabs Ryan by the hand, and pulls him into the house with a curt “Link,” in our visitor’s direction.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
Karim gave a curt reply in Russian, which the soldier returned with an even curter retort.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
He stood up, and made another bow, much curter than his former one.
From The Ivory Trail by Mundy, Talbot
The woman’s voice was curter, and the uninviting muzzle of a bull-terrier was thrust out between the door and the woman’s skirts.
From Seven Miles to Arden by Sawyer, Ruth
The knight began to take long walks and rides with his brother, and from each walk and ride came back with a more gloomy face and a curter manner.
From The Story of Francis Cludde by Weyman, Stanley John
For a moment Commines hesitated, annoyed by a tone curter and colder than his own, but after a glance at La Mothe's set face he motioned to the servant to go.
From The Justice of the King by Drummond, Hamilton
Luis Enrique thought for a couple of seconds, looked straight back at the questioner, and gave the curtest of replies.
From Fox News ● Jul. 5, 2021
He came from behind a sea of maps to grant the curtest interview I have ever had.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Dauphin had already mounted when La Mothe and Villon crossed the roadway with their horses following, led by drunken Michel's substitute, and his greeting to both was of the curtest.
From The Justice of the King by Drummond, Hamilton
The curtest historical sweep from then to now, shows how far the world has come.
From A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees by Dix, Edwin Asa
His salutation struck me as impertinent, so I returned it in the curtest of nods.
From The Prairie Mother by Becher, Arthur E.
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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