He had long since committed the terse lines of the single-page document to memory.

Ana Khouri, the name said, along with a few terse lines of biographical data.

But in describing her work as White House counsel, she offered only a few terse lines that revealed close to nothing.

A phrase might be repeated like a big-band riff or never heard again; a terse line is followed by one that just keeps on going.

With her hands on the jeweled belt that cinched her dark robe, her mouth formed a terse, straight line.

His seven terse lines show him to be responsible, gentlemanly, and skilled in military etiquette.

Instead the characters communicated in terse, demotic lines, often speaking only a few words at a time.

The guitarist spun terse single-note lines and delicately chorded passages from the standard tunes the group favored.

Again the book is prevented from becoming over-ornate by Minton's terse line and love of clear statement.