short of

preposition

: other than

especially : of a lesser degree than

had few options short of replacing the motor

Examples of short of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jaissle inherited a squad which Eddie Howe, his predecessor, felt was short of experience and quality in key areas. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

This was only my third, far short of the world record (35) held by American umbraphiles Glenn Schneider and John Beattie. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026

Ryan Vilade fell a triple short of the cycle for the Rays, who have lost three consecutive games after winning nine in a row. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

With less than a minute left in the first half, Sam Howell hurled a 39-yard jump ball that fell a bit short of being a contested grab in the air, but Brown fell down with the ball in his grasp with a defensive back draped over him. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1560, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for short of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove