I could not bring myself to speak, save for a brief sentence or two.

Three boys were convicted of assault and served brief sentences.

A better explanation could have been devised and put in a brief sentence.

After a brief custodial sentence he was at it again.

He spoke a brief sentence in Vulcan into the computer, then turned to her.

Then Cliff added a brief sentence stating that those men were somewhere at large and must be found.

On it was a brief sentence printed by a heavy black pencil.

In a few brief sentences he gave an account of recent happenings.

He made me read the few brief sentences that described his life.

When a stirring ran through the crowd, he repeated it, then followed up the word with a brief sentence.

So also, generally speaking, are the two or three terse sentences which accompany the pictures.

In terse sentences he conveyed the contents of the letter.

He put Leeds' first story to him into a few terse sentences.

The terse sentences Johanna had written here hinted at so much more than they revealed.

The top-of-the-hour news brief covered the fire in a few terse sentences.

In terse sentences, Crix had explained the details of his game.

Vincent explained in a terse sentence or two what the situation was.

And in a few terse sentences she related what had happened off the operating table.

The core of his anger simmered out in one terse sentence.

She did, in quick terse sentences, her pale eyes locked on his lilac ones.