short and sweet

Example Sentences

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The keeper's involvement was short and sweet but spectacular and probably decisive.

From BBC • May 14, 2024

As the teams took a short break after the fourth game, Panthers coach Jordan McGregor made her message to her team short and sweet.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2023

I will keep it short and sweet — the Premier Boxing Champions way of doing things in 2023 just hasn’t worked out.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2023

Eclipses are short and sweet; the longest possible total solar eclipse you could witness in 2024 is just under 4 and a half minutes.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2023

And because Spoony was tired of explaining himself, and Dad was tired of asking him to change, they kept their conversations short and sweet.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds