Example sentences for: pithy

How can you use “pithy” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • He wanted a sound bite--something pithy to take out of context.

  • A more down-to-earth definition is given by John Simpson in the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs: A proverb is a traditional saying which offers advice or presents a moral in a short and pithy manner; but even this does not entirely satisfy scholars.

  • Again and again, Reich offers zippy dramatic dialogues culminating in pithy and revealing quotes.

  • Thank you especially for "Today's Papers"--lots of time saved there and a nice pithy overview.

  • On the other hand, brevity is what gives a pithy aphorism its strength.


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