Examples of abridged in a Sentence
Fox News, 17 Jan. 2023
On Friday, Burrows, R-Lubbock, made public his request to Uvalde District Attorney Christina Mitchell Busbee for an abridged video from a school hallway camera to be released.
—Dallas News, 11 July 2022
Below, and on the following slides, is an abridged version of the paper published with the winning entries (and runners up).
—Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2013
For theater owners, even the abridged period of theatrical exclusivity is considered a win.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 7 Nov. 2022
An abridged version of this list appears in the October/November 2022 issue of Fortune.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2022
An abridged version of a piece that Stoppard published in Talk magazine in 1999, the essay describes his somewhat late-in-life awakening to his Jewish identity.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2022
It’s not the color-blind casting, abridged plot, or anachronisms that upset people.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 27 July 2022
After Eichmann’s capture by the Israelis, Sassen sold the transcripts to Life magazine, which published an abridged, two-part excerpt.
—Isabel Kershner, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2022
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Word History
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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“Abridged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abridged. Accessed 29 Nov. 2023.
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