The vocabulary of `Bradshaw' is nervous and terse, but limited. From LearnThat.org. [Arthur Conan Doyle, Sr. (1859-1930)]
His tidings were given slowly in short, terse sentences. From Wordnik.com. [Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea] Reference
The one that was bolded and written in terse sentence fractions, of course, is not. From Wordnik.com. [thinks] Reference
Many people can fully promote their articles in short, terse, one-sentence descriptions. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Diary: Help OEN Re-Design Our Front Page and Beyond] Reference
Told in terse sentences that can read like stanzas of poetry ... this brief but powerful book is unforgettable. From Wordnik.com. [Timothy: Summary and book reviews of Timothy by Verlyn Klinkenborg.] Reference
And terse is right your elitist definition of success ignore many middle and lower class successful individuals. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Sweet Smell of Success] Reference
Back home in Glassboro a week later, Bob Thomas called the airport manager and left her what he calls a terse message. From Wordnik.com. [Thoughts Of A Conservative Christian] Reference
Being terse is not a sign of being a better communicator, but it is often a sign of not having any original thoughts …. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Bush Gives Saudi Sex Slaves the A-Okay] Reference
Hence, even when I tell the truth, my speech patterns are pretty set in this way and I speak in short, terse responses and evasive answers. From Wordnik.com. [Catch Phrases That May Tip You Off To A Lie | Lifehacker Australia] Reference
He opened it, and called a terse order to Ashton's valet. From Wordnik.com. [Out of the Primitive] Reference
Her lips twisted as she recalled the terse, typewritten note that had accompanied her lost bag when it had arrived by courier. From Wordnik.com. [The Carides Pregnancy]
A hardboiled tone - as in terse and unsentimental. From Wordnik.com. [Superhero Prose Fiction: The New Edge - Howard A. Jones] Reference
Our feelings on hearing this could only be described as "terse," a favourite F.A.N.Y. expression. From Wordnik.com. [Fanny Goes to War] Reference
So it was a decision that went all the way to the White House and all the way to the Oval Office, and we got that kind of terse response. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 25, 2007] Reference
For what it is worth I just sent this to Steve - If I'm lucky I may get an unhelpful "terse" response. From Wordnik.com. [Discussions: Message List - root] Reference
I'd like to be able to change to a "terse" prompt, in which Text'nDrive Pro would ask "Reply now?" and I could just reply with "Yes.". From Wordnik.com. [The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)] Reference
George Bush's remarks were terse and to the point. From Wordnik.com. ['This Will Not Stand.'] Reference
A terse missive from this middle period concluded. From Wordnik.com. [Ain't Comin' Back] Reference
His announcement of Kissinger's elevation was terse. From Wordnik.com. [Master Of The Power Lines] Reference
Marty and Marcot sent a terse reply: "Engine No. 2 is down.". From Wordnik.com. [What Went Wrong] Reference
That took hours and produced a terse and somewhat tepid critique. From Wordnik.com. [More Than Just A Kiss] Reference
Reagan's July 18 diary entry is terse, but historically important. From Wordnik.com. [As The Shadows Lengthened] Reference
After the crew members were released, Chen released a terse statement. From Wordnik.com. [Taiwan Tightrope] Reference
A small sign on a tipped stake, said, like a terse directive, Overlook. From Wordnik.com. [The Warden] Reference
Logbook entries become sparse, usually limited to a terse "No problems.". From Wordnik.com. [Final thoughts: Mazda MX-5 Miata] Reference
He handed the paper back with a terse reply: "I'm not giving this speech.". From Wordnik.com. [Losing The Old Labels] Reference
He spoke in a terse tone that signaled he was under pressure from the hawks. From Wordnik.com. [Schwarzkopf] Reference
When Frank walked in from work the next night, Astrid gave him a terse "Hello.". From Wordnik.com. [Walking To Gibraltar, Chapter 10: In Which A Vital Fact Is Recalled] Reference
But if you want your insights published, keep your language clean, and be terse. From Wordnik.com. [Mo. to O.: 'No'] Reference
Marty and his copilot, Jean Marcot, sent a terse reply -- "Engine No. 2 is down.". From Wordnik.com. [A Brief, Deadly Flight] Reference
A book of terse and desperate grace, perhaps the best novel about reservation life. From Wordnik.com. [BOOKS: Louise Erdrich] Reference
After losing the battle for Paramount last winter, he was uncharacteristically terse. From Wordnik.com. [It's Not Always Easy Being A Big Shot] Reference
In the doorway stood a policeman, a policewoman, and a different, terse woman from CPS. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt from Darin Strauss's "More Than It Hurts You"] Reference
Instead of pretending that the other person didn't exist, we started trading terse nods. From Wordnik.com. [The Second Confession] Reference
Darkly pretty, short, terse, and tough, she dominated her class at North Side High School. From Wordnik.com. ['His Name's Dutch Reagan'] Reference
This year the silences are remarkable and the sounds that do occur rare, terse and different. From Wordnik.com. [The Voters Look Away] Reference
When his interviewer compared his beliefs to those of fellow celebrity Buddhist Richard Gere, Baggio became more terse. From Wordnik.com. [Planet Sport: Roberto Baggio returns ponytail for Italian federation] Reference
At first he didn't respond, but a week later she received a terse two-word e-mail -- "OK, here" -- with a spreadsheet attached. From Wordnik.com. [Turn A Rejection Into A Job Offer] Reference
When he told his mother that he had been admitted to Harvard Business School, her reply was terse: "Don't let it go to your head.". From Wordnik.com. [The Revolutionary] Reference
Farewell crisscrosses romance, politics and the state while telling a compelling story through terse dialogue and understated action. From Wordnik.com. [Brad Balfour: Exclusive: French Director Carion Bids Farewell to Russian Spy] Reference
The terse, scribbled note delivered to Hou Dejian's Beijing apartment said a great deal about the government's ruthless war on dissent. From Wordnik.com. [In China, Disappearing Dissidents] Reference
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