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Her terse response left him feeling uneasy.

The manager's terse instructions made it clear what needed to be done.

He has a terse communication style that some find off-putting.

The professor's terse feedback was difficult to interpret.

She gave a terse nod before walking away.

The article was written in a terse and direct manner.

His terse writing style is popular among readers who prefer brevity.

The CEO's terse email conveyed a sense of urgency.

The witness gave a terse account of what he saw.

Despite his terse manner, he was actually quite friendly.

I thought you were rather terse with her.

He whittled and listened, gave monosyllabic replies, and, when it was asked, terse advice.

The first official reports of an accident off Russia's Arctic coast last Thursday were contradictory and terse.

At half past, he heard Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia conversing in terse mutters in the living room.

In the summer of 1848, a terse item appeared in many newspapers across Normandy.

The testy president declared a terse testimony to encourage the people to stand the test.

The pact was formalized in a terse, little-noticed joint statement of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and AFL-CIO published on Election Day.

Jacot gave a few terse orders to the sergeant who saluted, turned upon his heel and returned to the men.

In a terse resignation letter, Kevin Sweeney said that after two years at the Pentagon, it was the right time to return to the private sector.

And is it not on record that Henley once dashed across a manuscript the terse pronouncement, " I take no interest in childless women" ?