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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Rice is returning from a knee injury that cut short his sophomore season in the NFL after a standout rookie campaign.
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Rob Maaddi, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2025
Inside, about 20 defense attorneys visiting their clients abruptly had those visits cut short, multiple lawyers told the Daily News.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
Both had careers cut short in the Seventies, after being shafted by their labels and the industry-at-large.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025
Ohtani’s cramping incident that cut short his pitching outing on Wednesday was a bullet dodged in a doomsday scenario.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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Rob Maaddi, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2025
Inside, about 20 defense attorneys visiting their clients abruptly had those visits cut short, multiple lawyers told the Daily News.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
Both had careers cut short in the Seventies, after being shafted by their labels and the industry-at-large.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025
Ohtani’s cramping incident that cut short his pitching outing on Wednesday was a bullet dodged in a doomsday scenario.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cut short
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“Cut short.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20short. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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