short and sweet
Example Sentences
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My question is short and sweet: What do I do with an extra $500,000 in my IRA?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
Their run was short and sweet, but the pair have teased a potential return at some point in the year.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2025
Specializing in the centuries-old tenderloin recipe "Bife à Marrare," which they claim to have perfected, Brilhante's menu is short and sweet, but offers a little of everything you might want.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2024
“It could be short and sweet, like six months,” said Williams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
I tell him the short and sweet of it.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
