BRISKLY in a Sentence

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She spoke as briskly and naturally as if her husband were alive and in Jonesboro and a short buggy ride would bring them together.

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 Meanings and Examples of BRISKLY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
briskly
 ad.  in a brisk manner
Classic Sentence: (104 in 7 pages)
1  Just through the shoulder, said Mrs. Merriwether briskly.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
2  He touched up the mare with the whip and she trotted briskly across Five Points and across the railroad tracks that cut the town in two.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
3  She spoke as briskly and naturally as if her husband were alive and in Jonesboro and a short buggy ride would bring them together.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XL
4  Grandma fanned herself with her palmetto leaf and went on briskly: "I don't approve of the match any more than you do but I'm practical and so are you."
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XL
5  She started briskly up the street toward home and the blocks seemed very long.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LXII
6  He closed the door briskly, and made a whirling gesture with his right hand, out of pure bliss.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
7  Then Jurgis went one way and his friend the other, walking briskly.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 25
8  The brigade was hurrying briskly to be gulped into the infernal mouths of the war god.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
9  He heard then the noise of a fire crackling briskly in the cold air, and, turning his head, he saw his friend pottering busily about a small blaze.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 14
10  They slid down behind it with remarkable celerity, and from this position they began briskly to slice up the blue men.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 22
11  When, therefore, Sam indicated the road, Haley plunged briskly into it, followed by Sam and Andy.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII
12  Boys," said Haley, coming up, briskly, "I hope you keep up good heart, and are cheerful.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
13  A little while after supper, a large covered-wagon drew up before the door; the night was clear starlight; and Phineas jumped briskly down from his seat to arrange his passengers.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
14  Some rose briskly; others stooped, retrieving walking-sticks, hats, bags.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 7
15  The sobered man was brought up and leaped out briskly on the grass.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VI
Example Sentence:
1  He walked along briskly, twirling his cane in the air.
2  Taking a brisk walk can often induce a feeling of well-being.
3  When the horses reached the field they broke into a brisk trot.
4  "Come in!" called a brisk, familiar voice, as Ronny knocked lightly on the almost closed door.
5  According to one wag, the Court in Chatham is probably the only place in the town centre doing a brisk business, yet even here, footfall is dwindling.
6  All these vehicles went by with a cheerful briskness; there was hardly ever a block for them in the traffic.