Wondering how to use Brevity in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as terseness or transience.
Brevity in a sentence
Brevity meaning
- The quality of being brief in duration.
- Succinctness; conciseness.
- A short piece of writing.
Synonyms of Brevity
Using Brevity
- The main meaning on this page is: The quality of being brief in duration. | Succinctness; conciseness. | A short piece of writing.
- Useful related words include: terseness, briefness, transience, duration.
- In the example corpus, brevity often appears in combinations such as: brevity of, the brevity, and brevity.
Context around Brevity
- Average sentence length in these examples: 16.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Brevity
- In this selection, "brevity" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 16.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, terrible, intoxicated and dear stand out and add context to how "brevity" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include edited for brevity and clarity and abridged for brevity. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "brevity" sits close to words such as acapulco, adrenal and alignments, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with brevity
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Brevity can be just as effective. (6 words)
The interview has been abridged for brevity. (7 words)
It has been edited for brevity and clarity. (8 words)
The relief brought by the cease-fire has been tempered, however, for both sides — among Israelis by the fact that not all hostages will be freed and among Palestinians by the brevity of the pause. (35 words)
It was also evidence that many are masters of brevity, another running theme in the letters following a comment in last week's postscript that short letters are more likely to be published. (33 words)
Liz Truss will take her place among other former PMs at the Cenotaph, unabashed at the brevity of her time in No 10 or the manner of her departure. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
For the sake of brevity, I won't detail each of them out.
Her answers below were edited for brevity and clarity.
Liz Truss will take her place among other former PMs at the Cenotaph, unabashed at the brevity of her time in No 10 or the manner of her departure.
The relief brought by the cease-fire has been tempered, however, for both sides — among Israelis by the fact that not all hostages will be freed and among Palestinians by the brevity of the pause.
This move towards clarity and brevity is expected to streamline the evaluation process.
Beyond my own personal choices, though, I hope maintains some brevity just because I'm not sure how much meat there is on the bone of each transformation.
Brevity can be just as effective.
My mindset is all about brevity and restraint now,” he added.
The sequence is stunning both for its lofty ambition and its brevity.
Yogi Berra’s quips are made all the more astounding by their brevity.
And while Gugu Mbatha-Raw is limited in this film, she is such a consistently welcome presence that viewers will forgive the brevity.
Answers may have been edited for clarity and brevity.
A transcript of Part Two, lightly edited for clarity and brevity, is below.
Brevity of inflammation is crucial to healthy healing, and using these naturally produced lipids may be the first step in understanding our body’s most ancient system of recovery.
It was also evidence that many are masters of brevity, another running theme in the letters following a comment in last week's postscript that short letters are more likely to be published.
The interview has been abridged for brevity.
Brevity and repetition are key; “Sesame” songs are mostly just verse and chorus, but they’re tuned for catchiness.
For such terrible brevity — dear black girls! sweet babies — there’s been no end.
Here’s Love commenting on LeBron’s photo today with Hemingway-esque intoxicated brevity.
It has been edited for brevity and clarity.
Common combinations with brevity
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- brevity of 14×
- the brevity 13×
- and brevity 9×
- for brevity 8×
- brevity and 7×
- of brevity 4×
- brevity is 2×
- its brevity 2×
- their brevity 2×
- brevity on 2×