short story
noun
: an invented prose narrative shorter than a novel usually dealing with a few characters and aiming at unity of effect and often concentrating on the creation of mood rather than plot
Examples of short story in a Sentence
her very first short story was accepted for publication in a local journal
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But in adapting the namesake short story by Manuel Gonzales into a 10-hour season of television, creators Jennifer Ames and Steve Turner have saddled this core conflict with unnecessary and burdensome extensions.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
In a nine-way TV bidding war, Amazon MGM Studios has acquired Sam Lansky’s psychosexual short story Good Bones for Jennifer Salke to executive produce through her Sullivan Street Productions under the company’s first-look deal at Amazon.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
Happily, the short story is another period of booming expansion.
—Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
Her first book of fiction, the short story collection Azares del cuerpo, was published in Colombia, Chile, and Spain, and was translated into Italian and English (Variations on the Body).
—María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
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Alison Herman, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
In a nine-way TV bidding war, Amazon MGM Studios has acquired Sam Lansky’s psychosexual short story Good Bones for Jennifer Salke to executive produce through her Sullivan Street Productions under the company’s first-look deal at Amazon.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
Happily, the short story is another period of booming expansion.
—Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
Her first book of fiction, the short story collection Azares del cuerpo, was published in Colombia, Chile, and Spain, and was translated into Italian and English (Variations on the Body).
—María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for short story
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“Short story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20story. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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