| She opened her mouth to protest, but found Abigale had already turned to leave, severing their conversation with a startling terseness. |
| His terseness and abruptness make him sometimes obscure, and his vocabulary is amazing in its indiscriminateness. |
| Note again the terseness, the declarative and documentary force of Lee's voice. |
| There is a poise and tautness and silveriness to its glide that comes perhaps from the terseness of Japanese ritual music. |
| But the style has too much vigour and terseness to warrant this supposition. |
| The only occasion when our terseness transforms into garrulity is when we watch and discuss cricket. |
