Sentence examples for terse way from inspiring English sources

Sullivan was noted and teased for his terse way of introducing guest performers; his usually reserved manner won him the sobriquet "the Great Stone Face".

She can be funny in a terse, edgy way: "In those days, the music scene was much like Auschwitz.

Turned upside down and filled with water, these casts become fonts, and Mr. Kripal gets a lot of mileage out of just presenting the potent symbol of water in a terse, intriguing way.

This chapter provides examples to show that when information is presented in a terse, structured way, it is easier for people to scan and understand.

But he also explored new ways to combine vintage Balenciaga shapes with his own more terse style.

The terse manner in which "60 Minutes" handled the "correction" Sunday night follows the cavalier way in which the program handled questions about Davies' credibility for a week, only admitting the mistake after the revelation of a second conflicting account.

Gordon's terse manner can appear standoffish.

He said of his terse, poetic style, "I didn't want to clean it up the way you have to do in New York or Milan".

On the album "Shootenanny!" (Dreamworks), he deadpans his way through terse vignettes that merge vulnerability and bleak cynicism.

Like many new couples, there was an air of awkwardness between the two, as giggles gave way to terse silences and my probing questions on marriage initiated a jolt of panic.

While Daft Punk's terse filter disco stomped its way onto the dancefloor, Air floated up to the stars and somewhere beyond.