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
• In some of Cook's 100 succinct prose poems, the flip-flopper is the poet's mind.
  — Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2017
• But the team itself put out just a succinct 55-word statement.
  — Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 12 June 2024
• 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
• Gard’s message to his team after UW’s 59-55 loss to Temple was a mix of both roles and succinct.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2017
• 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
• And aren’t all press moments supposed to be this succinct while landing well?
  — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 16 Aug. 2024
• 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
• This is a succinct and perceptive metaphor for the condition of many of our patients.
  — Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2024
• 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
• The docu is a dense and succinct history of each candidate’s rise to the nomination.
  — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 25 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024