“Using a sharp paring knife, slice away the peels and white pith of the orange and lime.”

“The pith of the theory is that the people decide the fate of the land, as opposed to the land deciding the people's fate.”

“Some well-known luminaries of the literary worlds have written with pith and poignancy of a war that still intrigues the Western world.”

“I found myself shouting and cheering out loud for the pithiness of his metaphors and his on-target analysis.”

“Don't think much of her, really, though she has a wit and pithiness that makes it tolerable.”

“On the other hand, he responds to Zen stories and Haikus for their sheer pithiness.”