How to Use cut short in a Sentence

cut short

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• But this satisfaction can be cut short if the string on your weed whacker is worn out or breaks mid-task.
  — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026
• Blunt and cut short, her wispy micro bangs felt refreshing and lent an edge to her appearance.
  — Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
• Super Heavy's boostback burn was also cut short when five of its 33 engines failed to relight.
  — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 13 July 2026
• However, their conversation was cut short when the flood trapped them in the home and Danny got stuck under a tree.
  — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
• Some viewers appear to enjoy seeing the princess in modern settings, pondering over what could have been if her life wasn't cut short.
  — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 1 July 2026
• But the wild celebrations were cut short when a foul earlier in the move was confirmed on video review and the goal was disallowed.
  — James Robson, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026
• His career was cut short just two years later when Republican Nancy Mace ousted him in a close election.
  — Kathleen Parker, Washington Post, 10 July 2026
• Minnesota right-hander Isaac Morton (sixth round) had his promising junior season cut short by Tommy John surgery.
  — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
• In 2020, Covid forced the draft to be reduced to five rounds, as most high schools and colleges had their seasons cut short, so there was considerably less recruiting.
  — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
• Her existential crisis is cut short when Sherlock Holmes is kidnapped, thrusting Enola into a new mystery set in Malta.
  — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who cut short a visit to Ireland to rush home, said damage had been reported at more than 20 sites across the capital.
  — Gleb Garanich, USA Today, 2 July 2026
• Norway’s 2-1 defeat by England in the World Cup quarter-final hurt — as did the dead leg that cut short his involvement in extra time — but even by this stage on Sunday evening, his overriding emotion was pride.
  — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 July 2026
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who cut short a visit to Ireland and returned to Ukraine, said damage had been reported at more than 20 sites across the capital.
  — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
• The right-hander had an outing cut short against the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 11 because of inflammation in the knee and missed the series opener against the Chicago White Sox the next night.
  — Dan Greenspan, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026