SUCCINCT in a Sentence

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Example sentences for SUCCINCT, such as:

1. Keep your letter succinct and to the point.
2. The book gives an admirably succinct account of the technology and its history.

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 Meanings and Examples of SUCCINCT
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succinct
 a.  brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
Classic Sentence:
1  We, at the Grange, never got a very succinct account of his state preceding it; all that I did learn was on occasion of going to aid in the preparations for the funeral.
Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
2  "I have never heard a profound truth expressed so succinctly," he said.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVII
3  "You sum up the difficulties of the situation succinctly and well," he said.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER IV. WHAT JOHN RANCE HAD TO TELL
Example Sentence:
1  The book gives an admirably succinct account of the technology and its history.
2  Keep your letter succinct and to the point.
3  Don't bore your audience with excess verbiage: be succinct.