in a word

1. see in brief.

Example Sentences

In a word, she became infamous.

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Rather, he meant that he would be brief, concise, and to the point—in a word, pithy.

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It was, in a word, spectacular.

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For the reporters covering this president, it has, in a word, been impossible to pull a cogent quote from him.

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In a word, it is indispensable.

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