How to Use brief in a Sentence

brief

1 of 3 adjective
  • The meeting will be brief.
  • The essay is brief but thorough enough.
  • That’s a brief list of the tweaks.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
  • Here’s a brief look at what took place then.
    — Carmen Sesin, NBC news, 20 May 2026
  • Most of us get a brief chill and shake it off.
    — Jenna Glover, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • There was a brief pulse after that.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • But first, go on a brief tangent with me.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 May 2026
  • The school went on a lockdown for a brief time.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • There was even a brief fling with an Arab guy there.
    — Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026
  • In many cases, that brief pause is enough to break the scam.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Expect more brief bouts of rain as the storms race across the metro.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
  • The two would go on to enjoy a brief romance.
    — Stephanie Kaloi, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Early May could bring a brief snag but that doesn’t linger.
    — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • But there were the briefest hints of what the Chicks have stood for and still do.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 19 June 2026
  • After a brief pursuit, the teen ran away.
    — Ash-Har Quraishi, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • There was a brief call, and then the donation came.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The brief scene required five days of shooting.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Brown appeared for the brief hearing via video.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2025
  • For a few brief seconds of pleasure?
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
  • There was also a brief mayday call.
    — Anna Meiler, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • This brief video below explains how that's changed over the years.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 June 2026
  • Hoping for a brief respite from AI in tech?
    — Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Trump asked in a brief post on Truth Social.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Light, brief sprinkles could dampen a few spots in the pre-dawn hours.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The backlash was brief and minor.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The production took a brief break.
    — Simon Bland, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Moody held his leg on the court for a brief moment before the game was stopped.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • In the grand scheme of Sousa’s life, her time at the shipyard was brief.
    — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Lesnar’s appearance looks like a one-off, or maybe the start of a brief run.
    — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Vance took a brief break from questions to take a photo with a young boy on stage.
    — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2025

brief

2 of 3 noun
  • Her brief is to manage the company's sales department.
  • In brief, here's what to know about the city.
    — John Tufts, IndyStar, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Was there a brief, or a white paper?
    — Steve Knopper, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This is the layer clients hand us a brief for.
    — Kathleen Lucente, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Write a one-page deal brief in plain language.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Those briefs will be due by May 5 at noon.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Tanks, leggings, briefs and more.
    — ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Hand it a full client brief instead of a one-line prompt.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • The spa The brief here is reset.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • In fact, some of them walked in with only their briefs and shoes.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Grant said the brief is planning to be filed in the next two weeks.
    — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Yeah, there were very many amicus briefs filed in this case.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • These low-rise briefs were made to breathe with micro-mesh to keep you cool and dry.
    — Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
  • No drawers, no boxers, no briefs, no belt.
    — Touré, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The brief isn’t about access alone anymore.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 12 June 2026
  • Though, her responses with brief.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 5 June 2026
  • Of course, cashmere is an important part of the brief.
    — Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
  • Tailor feedback and rewards to their style and use briefs.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Those learnings then inform the next wave of creator briefs.
    — Anastasia Shtompel, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Vance ran through his wide-ranging brief for 50 minutes.
    — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2026
  • In brief, the first point is that the AI ought not to start a delusion.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Seeing him in her briefs draws no reaction.
    — Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
  • In a court brief filed Wednesday, Deputy Dist.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • When the brief is too open, retrieval policies compete.
    — Big Think, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Not to worry, Bondi’s brief said.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Harry’s brief but telling words at his next outing offered a hint of how their sit-down went.
    — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Below is the program lineup, in brief.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The design brief mentions three distinct modes.
    — New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2026
  • But the Upstate brief was different—both in scope and style.
    — Julie Vadnal, Architectural Digest, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Update the brief, name the tradeoffs, and make the next step measurable.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026

brief

3 of 3 verb
  • The captain briefed the crew on the new safety procedures.
  • The President has been briefed by his advisers.
  • Has that been briefed to Congress?
    — CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • We actors never get briefed about this stuff.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026
  • From there, brief your teams on new tools and processes.
    — Kevan Savage, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Most lawmakers still have not been briefed about the deal.
    — ABC News, 23 June 2026
  • Most lawmakers still have not been briefed about the deal.
    — Mary Clare Jalonick, Fortune, 24 June 2026
  • Hardy was shot in the leg, sources briefed on his condition said.
    — David Ubben, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • But that's the point, that Congress has not been briefed on that.
    — CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • James briefed teachers on their return.
    — John Wisely, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • No one from my center has ever briefed him on any of those topics.
    — Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The Gang of Eight was briefed last week ahead of the attack.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Sources briefed on the situation said he had been shot in the leg.
    — David Ubben, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • The 12 billion was what I was briefed has been spent so far.
    — CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Smith was briefed on the changes to AmEx’s card before the launch.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The $12 billion was what I was briefed has been spent so far.
    — CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • And now, both cases are fully briefed and argued.
    — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • And now, both cases are fully briefed and argued.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Every counselor has been briefed on these concerns.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026
  • The full City Council will be briefed March 4.
    — Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Mayor Mamdani said in a statement he had been briefed on the crash.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Secretary Hegseth has been briefed.
    — Emma Bussey , Jasmine Baehr , Lucas Y. Tomlinson , Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The search was consented to, two of the three officials briefed on the search said.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The parties have 14 days to brief her and the ruling could now be delayed for weeks.
    — Catherine Herridge, CBS News, 26 July 2023
  • Moulton added that two years had passed since he’d first been briefed on the Russian research.
    — Dell Cameron, WIRED, 22 Feb. 2024
  • My mother-in-law has briefed me on the situation many times, but the specifics still make my head swim.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
  • So no timeline beyond the four to six weeks has been briefed or shared with Congress at this point.
    — CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Partners know when the road map they were briefed on is not what engineering is shipping.
    — Kathleen Lucente, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Five other sources briefed on the plan said they were given the same information.
    — Abby Church, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Two hours later, the president was back at the White house to brief reporters.
    — Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026

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