CURT in a Sentence

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26 example sentences for CURT, such as:
1. Her tone of voice was curt.
2. The boss was rather curt with him.
3. She wasn't prepared to respond equably to Richardson's mood, and she spoke curtly.
4. There was a series of loud, curt and regular knocks at the door of the adjoining room.
5. The curt, hoarse sound of the old man's voice announced a strange degree of excitement.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of CURT
curt
 a.  having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
Classic Sentence: (21 in 2 pages)
1  Sometimes when her curt orders made Pork stick out his under lip and Mammy mutter: "Some folks rides mighty high dese days," she wondered where her good manners had gone.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
2  From upstairs he could hear occasionally the curt tones of Dr. Meade whenever a door opened.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER L
3  Then, for three years which passed like one curt paragraph, she ceased to find anything interesting save the Bjornstams and her baby.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
4  It was only the shout that startled him, this curt, abrupt, military shout, that he would not have expected from the policeman called Franz.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter One Arrest - Conversation with Mrs. Grubach - The...
5  There was a series of loud, curt and regular knocks at the door of the adjoining room.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter One Arrest - Conversation with Mrs. Grubach - The...
6  expressed himself in this curt way without any thought, so he was glad when the painter did not take this amiss and picked up a second painting from the floor.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Seven Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter
7  With the unreasonable petulance of mankind I rang the bell and gave a curt intimation that I was ready.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
8  For a minute I stood there with the paper in my hands thinking out the meaning of this curt message.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 11. The Man on the Tor
9  The curt, hoarse sound of the old man's voice announced a strange degree of excitement.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER VII—THE OLD HEART AND THE YOUNG HEART IN THE PRES...
10  He issued his final orders in the tap-room in a curt, but profoundly tranquil tone; Feuilly listened and replied in the name of all.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XVIII—THE VULTURE BECOME PREY
11  He stood there for a moment in the moonlight with his delicate hooked nose set a little askew, and his mica eyes glittering without a wink, then, with a curt Good night, he strode off.
Heart of Darkness By Joseph Conrad
Context  Highlight   In I
12  Every one in the house had grown used to him, to his careless manners, and his curt and abrupt speeches.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
13  "Hush," said Rhett curtly, not missing the shining light in Wade's eyes when he spoke of the father he had never known.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LII
14  "Sit down," he said curtly, following her into the room.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LIV
15  Scarlett curtly refused to contribute more money to Pitty's establishment as long as India was under the same roof.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LV
Example Sentence:
1  Was Bruce too brusque when he brushed off Bob's request with a curt "Not now!"?
2  The grouchy shop assistant was curt with one of her customers, which resulted in a reprimand from her manager.
3  Her tone of voice was curt.
4  The boss was rather curt with him.
5  She wasn't prepared to respond equably to Richardson's mood, and she spoke curtly.