How to Use concise in a Sentence

concise

adjective

• Clear, concise and simple directions are important, as well as giving visual cues to know when something is done.
  — Lisa Ryan, The Cut, 14 Mar. 2018
• To help, Arax collapses four hundred years of history in prose both poetic and concise.
  — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 6 Feb. 2018
• Sloan says this was part of an effort to make the document more concise, and, in any case, Wells Fargo has done a lot to clean itself up.
  — Bloomberg.com, 1 Mar. 2018
• However, these vague thematic allusions are about the movie’s only truly concise facets.
  — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Oct. 2024
• The signs, which serve as the film’s visual focal point, are striking as a tool of protest—concise, silently confrontational, memorable.
  — Annabelle Timsit, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2018
• Your ability to write and bring information together in a beautiful and concise way.
  — Rebecca Gordon, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Jan. 2018
• But the equation for predicting the effects for an individual voter is hard to jam into a concise campaign message.
  — John McCormick, Bloomberg.com, 21 Feb. 2018
• The integrated notebook is infused with AI to summarize pages into concise points.
  — Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 16 Oct. 2024
• Perhaps a more concise approach to the menu would give it a distinctive air, a closer attention to detail enabling each dish — and the restaurant as a whole — to appropriately shine.
  — Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 14 Mar. 2018
• So much so, in fact, that Kim dedicated an entire post to the subject, instead of replying via Twitter or some other short and concise statement.
  — Teen Vogue, 27 Mar. 2018
• Have a concise schedule for the day, and make sure your whole team — and the public — are in the know.
  — Jenni Corwin, Teen Vogue, 6 July 2018
• But the message has always been the same, clear and concise.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 5 May 2023
• Build a village, and be clear and concise in your ask for help.
  — Christina Stembel, Quartz at Work, 29 Aug. 2019
• As for why it was shelved during the band's peak in the first place, the singer doesn't have a concise answer.
  — Chris Barilla, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
• There was a concise plan to help McArthur showcase his strengths.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2024
• Read every spare, concise word, and turn the pages slowly.
  — Julie Zickefoose, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2022
• Be concise, but don’t be so short you’re perceived as curt.
  — Tracy Brower, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
• The look was equal parts chic and cozy—there’s no way around those concise descriptors.
  — Barry Samaha, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Mar. 2021
• Any of the final three songs could have been cut to make the album more concise and the message a bit clearer.
  — refinery29.com, 15 June 2018
• Leave it to a man whose one-word goal call is famous worldwide to be just as concise when judging the rest of the sport.
  — Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com, 6 Mar. 2018
• Will Biden be able to present his criticism of Trump’s role in the crisis in a clear, concise way?
  — Mike Hofman, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2019
• Which of those concise statements is worthy of your boos?
  — Matt Young, Houston Chronicle, 11 Sep. 2020
• The symmetry made sense: Both are grand but concise (i.e., 30 minutes or so) and both draw text from the Bible.
  — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
• Instead of beating around the bush, use the right and concise words to express your feelings.
  — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
• The discussion about pests and diseases is clear and concise.
  — Sally Peterson, oregonlive, 9 Sep. 2019
• The Justice stole the first control map of the series and pushed the Fuel to a fifth map with a concise victory on Route 66.
  — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 12 July 2021
• Then elaborate with one short and concise sentence on the next line.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 3 May 2023
• Sushi Go’s is a more concise menu than sushi restaurants usually have, and the kinds of fish used are kept brief, too.
  — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 May 2018
• In the end, though, his first, concise answer was the proper summation.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Nov. 2022
• James Hamblin: Is there a concise way to just kind of paraphrase what the idea is of a vaccine passport?
  — The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2021

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024