laconic

How to use laconic in a sentence

• Normally we’ve associated Russia’s diplomatic style with a kind of laconic, almost sarcastic manner.

  How to think about the risk of nuclear war, according to 3 experts | Neel Dhanesha | February 27, 2022 | Vox

• He had a reedy, nasal voice with little resonance or range, but he became an engaging and laconic interpreter of his own songs.

  Dave Frishberg, composer and performer of inventive, witty jazz songs, dies at 88 | Matt Schudel | November 19, 2021 | Washington Post

• It’s a laconic sort of instruction familiar to anyone who has snooped through old community cookbooks or taken a mild interest in cookbook history.

  No-Recipe Recipes Aren’t a Fad; They’re as Old as Cooking Instruction Itself | Marian Bull | July 14, 2021 | Eater

• She is laconic, matter of fact, and frequently speaks in “life is a journey”-type metaphors and aphorisms—all part of her charm.

  Diane von Furstenberg: How I Learned to Love My Wrap Dress | Lizzie Crocker | October 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

• J.J. Cale, 74 No one has ever pared a song down to its essentials better than this laconic Oklahoma composer and performer.

  The Deaths You Missed This Year | Malcolm Jones, Jimmy So, Michael Moynihan, Caitlin Dickson | December 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST