Used in a Sentence

brevity

How to use brevity in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for brevity.

Editorial note

Or, if you have to reply, vote it down and then write a careful reply, with brevity.

Examples10
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

the use of brief expressions

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of brevity gathered in one view.

noun

the use of brief expressions

noun

the attribute of being brief or fleeting

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for brevity.

noun

the use of brief expressions

Example sentences

1

Or, if you have to reply, vote it down and then write a careful reply, with brevity.

2

" [1][1] Yes, I know its more complicated than that but I simplify for brevity.

3

Whatever those four sentences left out in content I feel they made up in brevity and punch.

4

Verbosity has a purpose, just like brevity and terseness do. And of course it's never out of the programmers' hands.

5

English is not his first language, either, so please don't downvote because of brevity or poor grammar, either.

6

As someone who struggles to distill his answers, I thought there was an eloquence and wisdom in his brevity.

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The description of what Kirtsaeng was doing was likely omitted for brevity, not as a cover-up.

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It contained several errors which is pretty astonishing given its brevity.

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This is a 2200+ word post, seems unlikely those three words had to be clipped in the interest of brevity.>He's acted like an angry blustering oaf who is pathologically intolerant of criticism.

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For instance, simplicity is defined in terms of brevity & terseness but the example used to prove the point is that Eiffel requires "character" and "integer" whereas C only requires "char" and "int".For an alternative point of view on what constitutes "brevity" and "simplicity", see the common C idioms for filtering or mapping any variable sized data structure.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use brevity in a sentence?

Or, if you have to reply, vote it down and then write a careful reply, with brevity.

What does brevity mean?

the use of brief expressions

What part of speech is brevity?

brevity is commonly used as noun.