How to Use man/woman of few words in a Sentence

man/woman of few words

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  • Williams remains a man of few words, even for his mother.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 8 Oct. 2022
  • In The Bikeriders, Benny is a man of few words who prefers to speak with his fists.
    — Shannon Carlin, TIME, 21 June 2024
  • On screen, Cole's character, Rip Wheeler, tends to be a man of few words.
    — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 27 Aug. 2022
  • Burrow was a man of few words at the podium when discussing the 23-20 overtime loss to Pittsburgh.
    — Michael Niziolek, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Still soft-spoken, still a man of few words, Akok’s ready to reclaim dreams delayed, not denied.
    — Dom Amore, courant.com, 21 July 2021
  • Nicholas Behymer, the king at Autumn Leaves of Eastgate, is a man of few words, usually just two.
    — Daniela Franco Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 24 June 2022
  • Ray, a man of few words, said this week that there was nothing in particular that drew him to Campo.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2024
  • Without feelings, Hemingway is a big-game hunter who’s a bit dumb about politics, a man of few words.
    — Elaine Blair, The New York Review of Books, 7 Sep. 2021
  • Dad was a man of few words who managed to tell great stories that connected the pursuit of rainbow trout or northern pike with life lessons.
    — WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Emma Carroll was a woman of few words but those who met her were captivated by her warm smile.
    — Latrice Williams, ajc, 24 Apr. 2022
  • Bobbett was the supervisor in charge, a man of few words who seemingly could fix anything, friends said.
    — Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Fez was a man of few words, and the actor’s performance had a consistent stillness to it; his limpid, gentle gaze often did the talking for him.
    — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2023
  • For a generation of kids from Beverly Hills, that spot was a simple diner run by a humble man of few words at a grill.
    — Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Hicks, a man of few words, got emotional during the ceremony.
    — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Unlike Sebastian Blanco, his fellow Argentine, friend and mentor, the 20-year-old is a man of few words.
    — oregonlive, 10 Aug. 2022
  • While Laperriere is a man of few words, Nicholas Aiello, a 24-year-old Detroit native, took a far more brash approach to pregame festivities.
    — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2024
  • While the Tracker is a man of few words, his sidekick is both bark and bite as, in true John Wick fashion, the Tracker is always accompanied by his trusty — and deadly — dog.
    — Derek Lawrence, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Sharing his story to 'pay it forward' Jake Freeman, 34, is a man of few words but hasn’t shied away from discussing his experience.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 16 June 2024
  • Delon’s somber, statuesque performance as a man of few words received critical praise, and the role remains one of the most memorable of his career.
    — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Molloy is accompanied by Kieran McCarthy, a building engineer and man of few words who likes to point out damp patches on the walls.
    — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Though Jainchill remembers Luke as a man of few words, Jainchill said Luke’s energy always made an impact on their friends and teammates.
    — Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Among them is medical sergeant James Harper, a man of few words and a thousand-yard stare, portrayed with a contained and subtle physicality by Chris Pine.
    — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Even putting aside the need for operational security, Kukhta, who has been fighting with the Ukrainian army since 2016, originally in the Donbas, is clearly a man of few words.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Pepper is a former associate of Carney’s father, a stoic man of few words and fewer scruples who laments the changing nature of Harlem’s criminal class.
    — Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2023
  • On the other is John’s new interpreter Ahmed (Dar Salim), a man of few words possessed of a razor-sharp ability to read people and situations, possibly thanks to a shady past.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023
  • There’s also a handful of the mag’s excellent regular columns and some afterwords, along with a lengthy history of the magazine itself (Robbins has never been a man of few words).
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Each relocation brought disruptions and challenges for JT Taggart, who’s admittedly a man of few words.
    — Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2024
  • Still, this fruitful partnership makes for an unusual duo in person: Where Lanthimos is impassive and a man of few words, his leading lady is wide-eyed, warm and eager to connect.
    — Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Longtime fans will enjoy more winks to the franchise’s distant past — one particularly enjoyable moment comes when Kratos, typically a man of few words, attempts to share the story of Pandora’s Box.
    — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 3 Nov. 2022

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