How to Use concise in a Sentence

concise

adjective
  • 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
  • In contrast, my family’s ostracization of me was swift and concise.
    Sine Nomine, Marie Claire, 18 Sep. 2019
  • Users are long overdue for a clear, concise rating system of privacy and security risks.
    Stephen Nowicki, WIRED, 10 Aug. 2019
  • Yet her concise, focused approach won plenty of praise from observers because too many members of Congress don’t do this well.
    Matt Ford, The New Republic, 23 July 2019
  • Someone’s going to go really concise, and publish videos that are going to be way better than all of ours somehow and much shorter.
    Julia Alexander, The Verge, 26 July 2019
  • To see what might be possible, call your airline’s frequent flier desk, be polite and concise, and your account might be given a new lease on life.
    Eric Rosen, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Aug. 2019
  • His interactions are not concise or easily distilled into a bit.
    CBS News, 19 July 2019
  • Mieder’s working definition of a proverb is: a concise statement of an apparent truth which has currency.
    Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2019
  • On paper, these developments seem like concessions, but the album that resulted is clear and concise.
    Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2019
  • Clear and concise expectations and a stable daily routine help KJ and Kedia to be at their best.
    Boys & Girls Aid / Community Content Partner, oregonlive.com, 17 Aug. 2019
  • In order to streamline, try to keep meetings as concise and small as possible, choosing only those who truly need to be involved and a date and time that everyone can attend.
    NBC News, 12 Aug. 2019
  • One of the most concise local styles is found in Owensboro, in northwestern Kentucky, the micro-regional home of slow-smoked lamb rather than beef or pork.
    Larry Olmstead, USA TODAY, 9 July 2019
  • Hal Mumme, Lorenzen’s coach for his first few years at Kentucky captured Jared perfectly in one concise statement.
    Luke Feliciano, Cincinnati.com, 11 July 2019
  • The Merc’s Jon Wilner’s concise and comprehensive survey of the Pac-12.
    oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2019
  • The writing is concise, sharp, and delightfully hilarious.
    Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2019
  • His later work, written in prose, mixing realistic and fantastic elements, is made up of little stories full of poetry that tend to be as concise and tightly structured as verse.
    Charles Simic, chicagotribune.com, 17 July 2019
  • Communicate well virtually: Your writing (be it in email, text, or slack) is appropriate for the platform, easy to read, concise, and quickly digestible.
    Liz Bentley, Marie Claire, 1 July 2019
  • His message, although has thousands of complexities within each scheme defensively and offensively, his message is concise.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2019
  • 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
  • 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
  • Which of those concise statements is worthy of your boos?
    Matt Young, Houston Chronicle, 11 Sep. 2020
  • Yet nothing about Ghee is mannered or fussy in the way of, say, an over-emotional Tony Awards acceptance speech; on the contrary, the work is disciplined, concise and immaculately crafted.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2024
  • The project's streamlined approach and concise codebase sparked Karpathy's imagination.
    Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 3 May 2024

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