How to Use curt in a Sentence

curt

adjective

• He gave only a curt reply to the question.
• At the neighboring house, a curt man in his forties answered the bell.
  — Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2024
• Crupi wished them a curt good luck and departed for the front of the theater.
  — Lizzie Feidelson, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2017
• If one is rude or curt to the other, then people will see it.
  — John Sharp, AL.com, 20 Sep. 2017
• Just a few years ago his answer would have been far more curt.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 9 Oct. 2019
• Raman, dressed in a sweatshirt and jeans, smoked a cigar and gave curt commands.
  — Meg Bernhard, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2022
• People fall for the room, as well as the souffles, and for the curt waiters whose charms unfurl throughout the course of the meal.
  — Jonathan Kauffman, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2018
• Be concise, but don’t be so short you’re perceived as curt.
  — Tracy Brower, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
• He was known for curt one-liners and heavy satire, and always had a brimmed cowboy hat and cigar in hand.
  — Njera Perkins, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who counts both men as allies, was curt when asked about the race.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 20 Sep. 2019
• That was about all for a rather curt and frustrated coach, who had little to say after nearly notching a huge win on the road.
  — Amin Touri, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Oct. 2022
• The professor was curt when asked at that conference if his models had missed any risks.
  — Alexander Osipovich, WSJ, 11 May 2018
• Despite the curt delivery, Cowell’s notes were right on.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al.com, 27 June 2019
• There was simply no way that Facebook would send me an curt email threatening to lock my account.
  — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 2 Mar. 2022
• Later, a curt attendee leads her down a hall, ushers her into a room, locks the door and asks Sawyer to empty her bag, hand over her phone and disrobe.
  — Jake Coyle, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2018
• David said during the interview when Wallace asked him about his curt text response.
  — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
• Instead, they were awarded with the curt explanation that the compensation was in line with the CEO’s peer group.
  — Steven Clifford, The Atlantic, 14 June 2017
• At the time, the actor gave the model short, curt answers to her questions—forcing her to awkwardly end the talk—and rolled his eyes before leaving.
  — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Mar. 2023
• The actor, one of my lifelong favorites, has a lurid, suggestive smile, curt at the edges, and eyes that shine with hidden information.
  — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
• The actor explained that a salary dispute with the Potter producers was what prompted his curt response.
  — Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2021
• But researchers didn’t like the curt way Romer often conveyed his message, said two people familiar with the matter.
  — Andrew Mayeda, Bloomberg.com, 25 May 2017
• At the Geneva car show in March, the silver-haired Mueller gave only curt answers to reporters’ questions before making a quick exit.
  — Chris Reiter, Bloomberg.com, 11 Apr. 2018
• His comments on playing shortstop have turned from reflective and confident to aloof and curt.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2023
• Then Maryland’s three-decade relationship with the Leningrad region dissolved with a curt letter.
  — Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2022
• Melissa Kent’s editing animates transitions in Rudy’s daily life, from the monotony of the classroom to the curt humor of his subterranean shows.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
• His curt response on Twitter to this question wasn't suitable for a family website.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2017
• Soft jazz and a quietly talented chef smooth any curt first impression.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2022
• Andrij Melnyk, Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany, had a curt response to Musk’s initial poll.
  — David Ingram, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2022
• Beverly concludes, her digraphs pointedly curt, left to flutter in the air.
  — Vulture, 4 May 2023
• Their heads were bowed in the locker room, their answers curt but as polite as can be considering their choke job from minutes earlier.
  — Brendan Marks, charlotteobserver, 20 Jan. 2018

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024