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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At the 2023 World Championships, Roberson was primed to help Team USA to gold and compete for a vault medal, but her hopes were cut short by an ankle injury during warmups.
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Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
However, their love story was tragically cut short when Natasha died on March 18, 2009, following a ski accident on Quebec's Mont Tremblant.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
However, the celebration was cut short by the sound of Brock Lesnar's music.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Wiles had spells at Blackpool, Macclesfield Town, Dunfermline Athletic and Barrow during his playing career before it was cut short by injury.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
However, their love story was tragically cut short when Natasha died on March 18, 2009, following a ski accident on Quebec's Mont Tremblant.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
However, the celebration was cut short by the sound of Brock Lesnar's music.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Wiles had spells at Blackpool, Macclesfield Town, Dunfermline Athletic and Barrow during his playing career before it was cut short by injury.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Cut short.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20short. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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