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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The birthday celebration was brutally cut short when Ofir was abducted into captivity, where he was murdered.
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Changes were under way, but the company’s first effort at bringing in an outside CEO was cut short after just 18 months.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
The actress' time as the character was almost cut short in real life, with Wagner scheduled to be a passenger on American Airlines Flight 191 from Chicago to Los Angeles on May 25, 1979.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
One flight on Monday morning was cut short to inspect the aircraft for possible structural damage after hitting violent updrafts and downdrafts.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Changes were under way, but the company’s first effort at bringing in an outside CEO was cut short after just 18 months.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
The actress' time as the character was almost cut short in real life, with Wagner scheduled to be a passenger on American Airlines Flight 191 from Chicago to Los Angeles on May 25, 1979.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
One flight on Monday morning was cut short to inspect the aircraft for possible structural damage after hitting violent updrafts and downdrafts.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 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 31 Oct. 2025.
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