How to Use "Brief" with Example Sentences

brief (n): a short report or outline

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Used with adjectives:

"He gave a detailed brief."
(detailed, thorough, written)

"We heard the story during the news brief."
(news, daily)

"He is preparing his legal brief for the court."
(legal)

Used with verbs:

"She is preparing her brief."
(be + preparing, be + writing, be + giving, be + presenting)

Used with prepositions:

"The details in the brief are very important."
(in)

"This brief is on the annual budget."
(on, about)

brief (v): to give someone information

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Used with adverbs:

"The president was fully briefed on the situation."
(fully, properly, well)

Used with prepositions:

"They will brief us on the new policy."
(on, about)

brief (adj): lasting a short amount of time

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Used with verbs:

"This meeting will be brief."
(will be, be: was)

"Please keep your questions brief."
(keep, make)

Used with adverbs:

"Our vacation was extremely brief."
(extremely, fairly, very)

"Today's meeting was relatively brief."
(relatively, comparatively)

Used with nouns:

"We were given a brief account of what happened."
(account, answer, description, explanation)

"He made a brief appearance on the show."
(appearance)

"She had a brief career in singing."
(career)

"They had a brief discussion about politics."
(discussion, exchange, meeting, talk)

"They started the show after a brief introduction."
(introduction, ceremony)

"She gave a brief outline on the issue."
(outline, overview, statement, speech, summary)

"They had a brief relationship."
(relationship, romance)

"For a brief moment, I thought I was having a dream."
(moment, second)