In a sentence
Six example sentences with brevity, each labelled with its topic.
His memos are admired for their brevity: three sentences, one number, and never a paragraph anyone has to reread.
Business
The judge asked both counsel for brevity, warning that any argument running past ten minutes would simply be cut off.
Law
The band prizes brevity, and no song on the record runs longer than two minutes and ten seconds.
Music
Hemingway's brevity was deliberate, and he cut every adjective that did not earn its place on the page.
Literature
Lincoln's address at Gettysburg is remembered for its brevity, running under three minutes after a two-hour speech before it.
Politics
Good error messages prize brevity, telling the user what failed and what to do next in a single line.
Technology
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Found in these word lists
Found in 5 published word lists
- Academic Word List (Coxhead 2000)Authoritative
- GRE 3000+ word list (widely used study list)Recognized
- 5000 GRE Words (widely used study list)Recognized
- GRE Word List 4700 (widely used study list)Recognized
- MajorTests SAT 1000Recognized
Each source is a published word list that contains brevity. No exam board publishes an official GRE, GMAT or SAT list; GMAT words come from GRE lists and the Academic Word List.