Whenever the manager brusques during meetings, everyone becomes silent.

Her brusque reply left him speechless.

Please don't brusque the newcomers when they ask questions.

Her brusqueness surprised everyone at the meeting, but it saved time and kept the discussion focused.

He brusquely dismissed my suggestion and left the room.

Her brusquenesses sometimes masked a deep insecurity that she refused to discuss.

She brusqued the newcomer when he asked for help, leaving him embarrassed and unsure what to do next.

She kept brusquing her colleagues during the meeting, which made everyone uncomfortable.

Of everyone in the office, Linda was the brusquest, cutting conversations short with a single, disapproving glance.

When giving feedback, he sounded brusquer than usual, which discouraged the interns.