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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Cedric Coward didn’t play in the Summer League, and his college season was cut short in November due to a rotator cuff injury.
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Stan Son, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
But, because the shoot was cut short, Russell got only one.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Clark’s teammate Sophie Cunningham, whose season was also cut short due to injury, was more uncouth during her exit interview Thursday.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
But those dreams were cut short.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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Stan Son, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
But, because the shoot was cut short, Russell got only one.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Clark’s teammate Sophie Cunningham, whose season was also cut short due to injury, was more uncouth during her exit interview Thursday.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
But those dreams were cut short.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Cut short.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20short. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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