As it is his monosyllabic answers are a form of protection.

Neesa hadn't put together a complete sentence yet- just a series of monosyllabic answers to his questions.

I asked him about this one night and he just grumbled some monosyllabic answer.

Carlotta came over, full of questions, to which Genevieve gave monosyllabic answers.

To what inconsequent polysyllabic question of his host did the guest return a monosyllabic negative answer?

Upstairs, the film's three stars gave monosyllabic answers to most questions.

British manufacturing is taking a blow and all that the Minister can do is to give a monosyllabic, negative answer without any explanation.

He responded to Liam's hearty attempts at general conversation with monosyllabic answers.

There was a long time of gentle questions and monosyllabic answers.

Occasionally, he offers a monosyllabic answer to a question or smiles softly at one of Wesley's monologues.