Sentence examples for curt terms from inspiring English sources
Its Foreign Ministry quickly issued a statement whose curt terms departed from its usually cautious and opaque language.
The consummate Man with No Name (credited as "Driver", referred to by associates as "the kid"), Gosling's character is a solitary figure who wears a scorpion-emblazoned gold satin jacket like knightly livery and rarely speaks, except to give his criminal contacts a curt terms-and-conditions spiel that he could have memorised from another heist movie.
National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS--Agreed to terms with RHP Curt Schilling on a three-year contract extension, through 2004.
In 1982, the Oakland diocese got what it termed a "rather curt" response from the Vatican.
CURT NICKISCH: Now, "outside the box" sounds like a term that would be, could have a sports origin to it, but I don't know where it comes from.
Mr. Page's participation surprised analysts, who had grumbled after last quarter's earnings call when he made brief and curt comments and declined to speak at length about his long-term vision.
He may have been hoping Grant would offer generous terms, remembering the assistance he gave Grant when he was destitute, but Grant's reply was curt, with the famous quotation, "No terms except unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted.
CURT NICKISCH: When you ask these questions, how do you know if you're in the wrong job in terms of feeling like you have a purpose?
CURT NICKISCH: Ethan, I want to ask you, it's so interesting to hear about Zappos making a long-term commitment to this, which is too early, it sounds like, John, to really know whether it's paying off.
Sants' response was curt.
