laconism

Example Sentences

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The only time he abandoned his Trappist laconism was when Alba went to visit him in his tunnel of books.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

For a day or two following Devereau's unsatisfactory laconism nothing developed.

From Winner Take All by Evans, Larry

He never spoke much himself; of a truth, his gentle, immutable laconism was the only charge that his comrades ever brought against him.

From Under Two Flags by Ouida

This spiritual laconism invigorated the arm of men who perhaps wanted no other stimulative than the hope of obtaining the immense property of the besieged.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 by Disraeli, Isaac

He then tapped the postillion on the shoulder, and said to him, with the laconism compulsory on him from his knowledge of the Swedish tongue, "Aland?"

From International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 by Various