Example sentence - The lawyer had worked long hours on his briefs.
The sentence was brief.He looked at her for a brief moment.
i had a brief talk with a counselor
Your question was brief.
I am going to take a brief break for lunch.
If there is a comma after brief there may be more to the sentence.
a three day vacation is too brief for me
The colonel told me he'd need to brief us before the mission.
the narrator began the story with a brief sentence.
His answers where brief and evasive
It means the sentence is halted/delayed for a brief period.
"The definition was very brief to describe the word." I'm in 5th grade, so hopefully it helps!
At the end of the lecture he gave a brief recap of its contents.