in brief

Example Sentences

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History is the most formidable character in “Lázár”; the family members, evoked in brief, time-hopping chapters, are stretched very thinly across it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Still, she has been tracking the strike from afar, and speaking in brief bursts with sources inside the country.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2026

"No meeting is scheduled. The French presidency is willing to hold one," Macron told AFP in brief remarks after he delivered a speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

Both companies, in brief statements, say they are in talks on a merger that could lead to Rio buying shares of Glencore in an all-stock deal.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 9, 2026

Mr. Sharpe and Mr. Gitney exchanged looks, as if in brief converse.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson