How to Use pithy in a Sentence

pithy

adjective

• The critic gave the film a pithy review.
• The book is filled with pithy sayings about love and loss.
• Knoxville sums up the new film’s ethos in one pithy and very true line.
  — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2022
• This ale – made with lemon and orange zest – is not pithy at all on the palate.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 5 Sep. 2021
• Not in the language of the internet, where the sharpest barb or the pithiest insult wins the day.
  — John Archibald | [e-mail], al, 25 Aug. 2019
• And come back with something pithy and witty about her.
  — Fox News, 26 Apr. 2018
• Thinly slice half of the lemon into rounds (discard the thick pithy end).
  — Beth Segal, cleveland, 23 Sep. 2021
• Cue this list of pithy anniversary caption ideas to help.
  — Samantha Lawyer, Woman's Day, 13 July 2022
• The great man deserves something far more pithy and trenchant.
  — David Benedict, Variety, 13 Dec. 2022
• There are pithy little hints in the captions of the first slide, and the answers are on the second slide of each entry.
  — Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2022
• And this could be the rare occasion when the Tick can't glean a pithy moral from the adventure.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2019
• The wine is pithy and textured, with distinct tannins and a bitter edge on the finish.
  — Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2021
• Vaclav Smil put this point in his usual pithy way in the form of a commandment.
  — Jemma Green, Forbes, 19 May 2021
• This is the same assistant who also speaks in tweets: short pithy sound-bites.
  — Liz Matthews, Town & Country, 21 May 2015
• The pithy tweets from its Twitter account made highlight reels.
  — Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2018
• More often than not, two to three pithy paragraphs will suffice.
  — Nancy Marshall, Forbes, 28 Apr. 2021
• No reminder is needed that the same pithy verb covers the operation of a camera and a firearm.
  — Guy Lodge, Variety, 6 Dec. 2021
• The script is full of pithy sayings that suggest the sorts of struggles these resilient settlers endure.
  — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 5 June 2018
• Here are some pithy Bolton-isms that are clear-eyed and have the advantage of being right.
  — Cal Thomas, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Mar. 2018
• The pithy name of the brand came from something her friends and family would say to one another in an effort to lift spirits.
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 27 May 2022
• So here, a pithy primer for anyone considering a part-time home away from home.
  — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2023
• Some fans are drawn to the solidarity found in songs about screwing up and the pithy reactions to one’s mess.
  — Washington Post, 8 May 2022
• Then Maggie would wander in and say something pithy and then wander out.
  — Eric Johnson, Recode, 10 Sep. 2018
• Concise, pithy prose can entice people to read the following sentence and so on.
  — Curtis Sparrer, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
• Hundreds—nay, thousands—of people came to their defense with pithy tweet replies and quotes with zingers.
  — Keah Brown, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 June 2018
• Before you pull the plug, there’s no reason to delete all of your pictures, pithy comments, and back and forth with friends.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2018
• Barnett is the scruffy, poignant and pithy Australian singer/songwriter.
  — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2022
• In order for values to be more than pithy words on a poster, they must be translated into action.
  — Miriam Warren, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2022
• Oh, and there’s also Dudley, who’s clearly good for a pithy quote.
  — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 6 July 2019
• In early August, Bernie Sanders came on for a pithy hour-long episode.
  — Devin Gordon, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2019

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024