Whenever the manager brusques during meetings, everyone becomes silent.

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

Her brusque reply left him speechless.

He brusquely dismissed my suggestion and left the room.

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

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

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

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

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