cut short
idiom
: to end (something) earlier than expected
We had to cut our vacation short.
The speech was cut short.
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In the December chill, Spurlock watched her son’s friends from a church group in Midland, where Bullock grew up, decorate the cross with photos and mementos from a life cut short.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026
The Bulls were 22-43 when his rookie season was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
The termination of Douglas Luiz’s loan move from Juventus — to enable him to return to Aston Villa — and the decision to cut short Oleksandr Zinchenko’s loan from Arsenal, to facilitate a move to Ajax, will have saved a significant amount in wages.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
By today’s standards, his life was cut short by cancer.
—Dan Amos, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026
The Bulls were 22-43 when his rookie season was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
The termination of Douglas Luiz’s loan move from Juventus — to enable him to return to Aston Villa — and the decision to cut short Oleksandr Zinchenko’s loan from Arsenal, to facilitate a move to Ajax, will have saved a significant amount in wages.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
By today’s standards, his life was cut short by cancer.
—Dan Amos, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Cut short.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20short. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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