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said clearly in few words- "Called 'em off on a snipe hunt," was the succinct answer.Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird
succinct = short and clear
- Worked up to it, phrasing it neatly and succinctly with all the right adjectives.Sarah Dessen -- Along for the Ride
- Tom had laid out his case as succinctly and clearly as he could without blowing them away with details from his dreams.Ted Dekker -- Black: The Birth of Evil
- More succinctly, choosing money or love.Becca Fitzpatrick -- Hush, Hush
- Frustrated with his rambling about music and careers, Cedric feels an urge to be more clear, more succinct, to get to the underlying point.Ron Suskind -- A Hope in the Unseen
- "Get horses," he said succinctly.Megan Whalen Turner -- The Thief
- And swiftly, succinctly, she told him of the disappearance of Gray Stoddard.Grace MacGowan Cooke -- The Power and the Glory
- "I have never heard a profound truth expressed so succinctly," he said.Margaret Mitchell -- Gone with the Wind
- Lisbeth Salander told him succinctly what had happened during the night.Stieg Larsson -- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- He's usually very direct and succinct," I told the interviewers.Bryan Stevenson -- Just Mercy
- "Blood," he said succinctly.Cassandra Clare -- City of Heavenly Fire
- Or as a twenty-year-old farm boy in the 1st Minnesota Infantry put it more succinctly in December, 1861: "The war will never end until we end slavery."James M. McPherson -- What They Fought For - 1861-1865
- He was conscious that he was talking in a loud voice, very succinctly and convincingly, he thought, about a desire to crush people under his heel.F. Scott Fitzgerald -- This Side of Paradise
- I had explained my position as succinctly as possible, adding that I would be most gratified to be guided towards a good inn.Kazuo Ishiguro -- The Remains of the Day
- Eragon relayed the message succinctly, refraining from distracting Saphira with questions.Christopher Paolini -- Eragon
- Ophelia defined it succinctly: "Wherever he is, he's missing from somewhere."Tracy Kidder -- Mountains Beyond Mountains
- 'Bridge,' I replied succinctly.Agatha Christie -- Early Cases Of Hercule Poirot
- The other day, when we spoke, you had a way of putting it that I thought was very interesting and succinct.Dave Eggers -- The Circle
- It was a PowerPoint presentation set in hard paper and was succinct in getting to the meat of the matter without delay.David Baldacci -- Zero Day
- I passed my message succinctly: "Sniper Two One, this is Glimmer Three-preparing to move."Marcus Luttrell -- Lone Survivor
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