laconic

Example Sentences

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When we meet Dusty, the laconic protagonist of “Rebuilding,” he has already lost so much.

From Los Angeles Times

“I first heard bluegrass in the place where I bought my first guitar,” said the laconic Ceasar in a phone interview.

From Washington Post

Mr. Musk tweeted a defense of space projects that was written in a laconic style reminiscent of the poet E.E.

From New York Times

Today’s therapist or physician-narrator so often follows in the footsteps of the gentleman detective — laconic, impersonal, invariably heroic.

From New York Times

At first, there’s just a lumpy bass line and a laconic drum beat behind their matter-of-fact voices.

From New York Times