brief passage

Frequency: 6.89.0 per million words

describes a passage, especially from a text, of little length

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Examples (10)

  • The professor asked us to analyze this brief passage from the text.
  • She quoted a brief passage from her favorite poem to illustrate her point.
  • A brief passage in the book explains the complex theory in simple terms.
  • He only played a brief passage on the violin before pausing to retune.
  • The lawyer read a brief passage from the witness's original statement.
  • I came across a brief passage in the archives that mentioned your ancestor.
  • This brief passage effectively summarizes the main argument of the entire essay.
  • The singer improvised a brief passage of melody at the end of the performance.
  • Could you provide a more accurate translation for this brief passage?
  • The opening of the documentary features a brief passage from a 1920s radio broadcast.