Definition

Examples

• "I'll spend 10 to 15 minutes discussing company business, and then there will be a brief question and answer session open to all members of the media."
• "You will introduce yourself, and give a brief description of your role in your corporation."
• "So if you can just write me a brief, and I emphasize the word "brief", summary of your work day, I'll pick it up when I return."
• "Here's what we'll do: I'll send you a brief of what we're looking for, then you can work on a tune, and we'll meet in 24 hours to review it."
• "I will be presenting a brief overview of the quarterly growth results, as well as handing out materials giving the exact breakdown of figures."
• "Here is my assessment of your issues following our brief encounter."
• "I would like to sincerely thank you for the time that you spent with me last Thursday, briefing me on your company's background and operations, and interviewing me for the position of Laboratory Assistant at the Delavigne Corporation's head offices."
• "Why don't you write up a brief proposal, and I'll try to have it approved ASAP."
• "I've briefed our PR director, Susan Bliss, on the incident."
• "I'd like you to brief me on an emerging cosmetics company in China called Wang Industries."
• "Before we begin, let us observe a brief moment of silence in the honour of her majesty the queen of England."
• "Here is a brief sampling of dreams from our lists"
• "My experience includes an intensive six-month training course in alternative psychology, and a brief seminar in clowning techniques."
• "I will now open up the floor for a brief question and answer session."
• "So if you can just write me a brief, and I emphasize the word "brief", summary of your work day, I'll pick it up when I return."
• "A brief Q+A session will follow the press conference."
• "I'm sure you've all had one or more of these interviews in the past, but company policy states that I have to give you a brief synopsis."
• "Here is a brief summary of the supplementary charges we are currently paying to our bank Huckster and Hoodwink: wire and stock transaction fees, telephone consultation fees, online banking fees, and service charges on all of our accounts."
• "I'll keep this brief, because I know that we all want to rub elbows and taste my wife's delicious spinach soufflé."