When to Use Terse?

Terse in a Sentence ?
  1. When Jessie is angry, she only gives terse responses.
  2. Because they had little information on the suspect, the police issued only a terse statement to the media.
  3. Her email was so terse I could only wonder if she was upset about something.

How do you use terse in a sentence?

Terse Sentence Examples
  1. I could tell by her terse response Molly was nearby.
  2. His terse voice followed her.
  3. Dean leaned over his stepfather's shoulder to read the terse response.
  4. He expressed himself in a terse and vigorous style.
  5. "I hadn't thought about it," was her terse reply before hanging up.

What is meant by terse?

1 : using few words : devoid of superfluity a terse summary also : short, brusque dismissed me with a terse "no" 2 : smoothly elegant : polished.

Marcus Vance

Marcus Vance

Cybersecurity & Digital Privacy Researcher

Marcus Vance is a cybersecurity auditor and technology writer dedicated to educating the public about online safety, data privacy regulations, enterprise security, and emerging cyber threats.