How to Use succinct in a Sentence

succinct

adjective

• He gave a succinct overview of the expansion project.
• Asked what the Saints have done to give him such a tough time, Brady was succinct.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2021
• The lyrics are too cogent and the melodies too distinct and succinct for that.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Aug. 2021
• The film was a succinct biopic about Screw’s young life and his claim to fame in music.
  — Shelby Stewart, Chron, 26 Mar. 2021
• The point was succinct: What am I supposed to do with the rest of this cabbage?
  — Jim Webster, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2023
• Greg Feasel, a tackle on the team, was succinct when asked about his time at Olympia.
  — Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 June 2021
• Travis Williams' message for his linebacker room at the start of spring was succinct.
  — Tom Green, AL.com, 24 Apr. 2018
• George Clooney was succinct in his dismissal of witch hunts.
  — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2018
• The message from the fan was succinct with some expletives.
  — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 23 Sep. 2023
• Asked this week what that means, Hernández was succinct.
  — Kevin Baxterstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2022
• Here’s some more succinct info about the stay-at-home order.
  — Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, ExpressNews.com, 25 Mar. 2020
• Kimberly explores the idea with a succinct pros and cons list.
  — Hannah Jackson, ELLE, 8 Dec. 2022
• Howard's answer when asked about Johns was much more succinct.
  — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2021
• Go to your boss with a clear and succinct ask, and include all the details both verbally and via email.
  — Mari Carmen Pizarro, Forbes, 24 June 2022
• Tracee Ellis Ross arrived in a succinct brown fur coat look that was a favorite of ours.
  — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 4 Feb. 2024
• Yates’ speech was less a stemwinder than a succinct summing-up of the prosecutor’s case.
  — Michael McGough Los Angeles Times (tns), Star Tribune, 19 Aug. 2020
• In fact, Ogunnaike says the trick to a freelance pitch format is being succinct.
  — Laurise McMillian, refinery29.com, 11 Mar. 2021
• Noah just says the right things that are absolutely so succinct.
  — Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2020
• Those in the West are typically trained to be succinct, to focus on the core information, to get to the point.
  — Greg Story, Forbes, 6 June 2022
• To pair is a succinct but tasty cocktail menu and varied wine and beer offerings.
  — al.com, 3 July 2019
• Each test case should be broken down into a sequence of succinct steps.
  — Margarita Simonova, Forbes, 7 July 2022
• And in terms of succinct power and lasting impact, Anatomy can't be beat.
  — Julie Muncy, Wired, 26 Oct. 2020
• Clinton spokesperson Nick Merrill had a succinct response to the suit.
  — Mabinty Quarshie, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2022
• Back on the park bench, Mr. Ibañez is more succinct about the solution to Peru’s corruption.
  — Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Mar. 2023
• When he was asked what should be done to keep kids safe from school shootings, his answer was succinct: homeschool.
  — Candy Woodall, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2023
• Rob Pelinka, the man in charge of putting the pieces together for the Lakers, was succinct while discussing what the franchise’s focus.
  — Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
• The second is a line-by-line edit, to make sure every line is as clear and succinct as possible.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes, 7 July 2021
• As a judge, she is known more for being detailed and thorough, sometimes to a fault, than for crisp and succinct rulings.
  — New York Times, 30 Jan. 2022
• The most succinct answer is: join your local activists.
  — Megan Lasher, Seventeen, 20 Nov. 2018
• Her words, succinct and direct, will be a big part of the political echo chamber to come.
  — Gloria Borger, CNN, 12 May 2021

Last Updated: 9 May 2024