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How to Use "Brief" with Example Sentences
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brief
(n):
a short report or outline
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Used with adjectives:
"
He gave a
detailed
brief
.
"
(detailed, thorough, written)
"
We heard the story during the
news
brief
.
"
(news, daily)
"
He is preparing his
legal
brief
for the court.
"
(legal)
Used with verbs:
"
She
is preparing
her
brief
.
"
(be + preparing, be + writing, be + giving, be + presenting)
Used with prepositions:
"
The details
in
the
brief
are very important.
"
(in)
"
This
brief
is
on
the annual budget.
"
(on, about)
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brief
(v):
to give someone information
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Used with adverbs:
"
The president was
fully
briefed
on the situation.
"
(fully, properly, well)
Used with prepositions:
"
They will
brief
us
on
the new policy.
"
(on, about)
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brief
(adj):
lasting a short amount of time
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Used with verbs:
"
This meeting
will be
brief
.
"
(will be, be: was)
"
Please
keep
your questions
brief
.
"
(keep, make)
Used with adverbs:
"
Our vacation was
extremely
brief
.
"
(extremely, fairly, very)
"
Today's meeting was
relatively
brief
.
"
(relatively, comparatively)
Used with nouns:
"
We were given a
brief
account
of what happened.
"
(account, answer, description, explanation)
"
He made a
brief
appearance
on the show.
"
(appearance)
"
She had a
brief
career
in singing.
"
(career)
"
They had a
brief
discussion
about politics.
"
(discussion, exchange, meeting, talk)
"
They started the show after a
brief
introduction
.
"
(introduction, ceremony)
"
She gave a
brief
outline
on the issue.
"
(outline, overview, statement, speech, summary)
"
They had a
brief
relationship
.
"
(relationship, romance)
"
For a
brief
moment
, I thought I was having a dream.
"
(moment, second)
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