When he learned the nature of the call was a request for a reservation, he tersely responded, "Hold on, I'll transfer you."

"No, I can't say that," he responded tersely.

Mr. Giuliani responded tersely to the criticism last night.

Let's settle for some honest work of our own, he responded tersely, beginning to reach out for rapport again.

Coughlin responded tersely when asked if the move had been premature.

She tended to respond tersely to the housekeeper's officious ways, but in this instance, Sophie wished she had said a little more.

The children answered, responding tersely with the time and place of the funeral, promising to share the condolences with their father.

Juror 4, the only juror still facing him, tersely responds, "I have.

"I want whatever is best for Al." Arbour, who owns a second home in Florida, responded tersely when asked about his plans.

The Sudanese prisoner was at first sullen and responded tersely through his translator to questions about whether he understood the purpose of the proceeding.