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How to use succinctly in a sentence

12 example sentences · adverb

Succinctly means in a succinct manner, concisely. Example: “Mark Twain famously said, "The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who can't read"; more succinctly: the aliterate has little advantage over the illiterate.”

More sentences with succinctly

  • Mark Twain famously said, "The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who can't read"; more succinctly: the aliterate has little advantage over the illiterate.From the entry aliterate
  • Said more succinctly, he is a theologian because he is a kerygmatist.2004, Deborah L. Ellens, J. Harold Ellens, Isaac Kalimi, God's Word for our World, volume 2, page 181. From the entry kerygmatist
  • Stated succinctly, the position of the afficionadi of interleaving semantics seems to be as follows.1981, Josep Díaz, Isidro Ramos, Formalization of Programming Concepts: International Colloquium: Peniscola, Spain, April 1981…. From the entry afficionadi
  • The opening lines, moreover, are very direct, and are best declaimed, succinctly and unlyrically.1980, Constantinos A. Patrides, Raymond B. Waddington, The Age of Milton, page 267. From the entry unlyrically
  • "Well," remarked Dobbie succinctly, "that rather cooks his goose, doesn't it?"1931, Anthony Gilbert [pseudonym; Lucy Beatrice Malleson], chapter 6, in The Case against Andrew Fane, London: W[illiam] Collins Sons &…. From the entry cook someone's goose
  • Bah Humbug is going to work succinctly.2012, C. Matthew McMahon, Therese B. McMahon, “Scrooge Had It Right, but for the Wrong Reasons”, in Bah Humbug: How Christians Should…. From the entry bah humbug
  • To put it more succinctly, I am death fat.2012, Lesley Kinzel, Two Whole Cakes: How to Stop Dieting and Learn to Love Your Body, unnumbered page. From the entry deathfat
  • An appendix which succinctly describes eighteen modern performances of Molière is the most useful single part of the book.1967, William Henry Thorne, The Book Review Digest: Sixty-Second Annual Cumulation, H. W. Wilson Company, pages 484-485. From the entry overcondensed
  • These theories must be succinctly, simply, and easily comprehendedly summarised in the tourism industry; if possible, these summaries should be translated into English.2023, Lê Thị Tố Quyên, “Policy recommendations to enhance the livelihoods of ethnic minority households in the province of An Giang…. From the entry comprehendedly
  • Succinctly stated, your story is that nameless men from a faceless organization want to kill you for reasons which you cannot fathom.1995 October, Joseph R. Garber, “Some Fine Joke”, in Vertical Run, New York, N.Y.: Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 133. From the entry they
  • Can I give a remote control to a 15-year-old, gum-snapping Valley Girl and explain, clearly and succinctly in less than 3 minutes, how she can watch TV?2006 November 1, Jim Louderback, “Does the PC Belong in the Living Room?”, in PC Magazine, retrieved 25 Aug 2010. From the entry babysitter test
  • "Nowadays, the young people sit while their elders stand!" the Abbot succinctly said, riveting a curly-pated enfant de coeur lolling coxcombically beneath the nose of a doating Statilia.1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 88. From the entry doating

Meaning of succinctly

  1. adverb In a succinct manner, concisely.

Full definition of succinctly

Questions about succinctly in a sentence

How do you use succinctly in a sentence?
Succinctly is used as an adverb. For example: “Mark Twain famously said, "The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who can't read"; more succinctly: the aliterate has little advantage over the illiterate.”
What is a short sentence with succinctly?
“Bah Humbug is going to work succinctly.”
What does succinctly mean?
Succinctly means in a succinct manner, concisely.

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