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adverb

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noun

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of short
Adjective
Laura Astorga Producer-director Astorga has a long, varied curriculum that includes work in Costa Rican and Nicaraguan TV and cinema, and working as an on-camera acting tutor and casting director for over 100 commercials, features, and shorts. Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 1 July 2025 If the selling slows down, shorts will start covering, and some intrepid longs will wade in. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 23 June 2025
Adverb
The rapper mostly looked at the judge during the short court session. Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz , Maria Paronich , Brendan McDonald, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025 For short or light exercise, plain water is usually the best choice.75 Many people use Gatorade to hydrate after being sick. Lindsey Desoto, Health, 1 July 2025
Verb
The Indiana Pacers came up short on Sunday in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025 He’s expected to depart Monday for the two-day event, after cutting his appearance at the Group of Seven (G7) summit short earlier this week to return to Washington to strategize about Iran. Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 19 June 2025
Noun
The Knicks shorted the 3-point market, triple-dog daring Boston to fire away. Bill Speros, Boston Herald, 7 May 2025 Eisman, who's known for successfully shorting the housing market ahead of the 2008 financial crisis, is still invested in the market despite his concern. Stephanie Landsman, CNBC, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for short
Recent Examples of Synonyms for short
Adjective
  • Map out revenue producing divisions by their profit and loss numbers, evaluate direct margins for the division, identify the weakest division that perpetually makes little or no direct margin and sacrifice them.
    Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
  • But most of the middle part is missing, and there’s little to explain how the event unfolded from one stage to the next.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 5 July 2025
Adjective
  • Here is just a brief sampling: Evan Phillips: Out for the season.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
  • Will Reeve, son of the late Christopher Reeve, one of the more famous Hollywood Men of Steel, makes a brief appearance in Superman.
    EW.com, EW.com, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Like a brittle leaf spiraling down a garden path, or the last cigarette passed between friends.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2025
  • In extreme cold, the plastic frames can become brittle and break.
    Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • In other words — not to be too blunt about it — employers took responsibility for training their workers to work for them.
    Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 5 July 2025
  • The man identified as Moore-Hodges walked away from the park around 3:50 a.m. According to the complaint, an autopsy on June 30 affirmed the victim died of multiple blunt force injuries to his head and neck.
    Ariela Lopez, jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
Adverb
  • A number of artists have cut ties with the Kennedy Center since President Trump abruptly ousted president Deborah Rutter and board chair David Rubenstein, replaced board members appointed by former President Biden with his own, and became chair himself earlier this year.
    Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 9 July 2025
  • There’s a wider context here because in May, Newcastle’s sporting director, Paul Mitchell, abruptly quit.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • Marlene alleged her son grabbed and started to squeeze her throat.
    Christine Pelisek, People.com, 11 July 2025
  • Kalvin Phillips squeezes a pass through the gap and into Omari Hutchinson, taking three Forest players out of the game.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Its auto-pause technology is a special feature that prevents overheating by stopping airflow after three seconds of inactivity.
    Izzy Baskette, People.com, 9 July 2025
  • That version comes equipped with the Meta AI voice assistant and includes features that, when tethered to a smartphone, lets users identify city landmarks, get recipes when looking at ingredients and record and send voice messages on WhatsApp and Messenger.
    Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • The veteran would be a small upgrade in the outfield for the Padres.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
  • The 13 day Patagonia trip, called The Land of the Titans, is scheduled from October 27-November 8 as a small group trip combining dinosaur discoveries with cultural ones.
    Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025

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