How to Use in short in a Sentence

in short

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• And this is something children are in short supply of these days.
  — Mimosa Jones Tunney, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
• But learning more would’ve taken time, and time seemed in short supply.
  — Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026
• The trick is to hold the can 8 to 10 inches away, and spray in short bursts.
  — Iman Balagam, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
• Hope was not in short supply across a city that began drinking from lunchtime and refused to stop.
  — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 12 July 2026
• So in short, turning your thermostat down doesn’t speed up the cooling process.
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 29 July 2026
• But, again, sympathy with either club should be in short supply.
  — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
• The Downshift sums up stories in short blurbs with links to the source for the full report.
  — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 16 July 2026
• Demand tumbled during the war as prices surged and fuel was in short supply.
  — David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
• At the same time, the specialists best positioned to catch and treat bone loss are in short supply.
  — Matthew T. Drake, Fortune, 9 July 2026
• Wet both the pumice stone and the surface where the stain is, and gently rub the pumice over the stain in short strokes until the stain is gone.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026
• Allen is a solid downhill, change-of-pace runner who can be used in short-yardage situations.
  — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026
• Inside the courtroom, seats for the public will be in short supply, with a daily lottery for a chance to get one.
  — Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
• Every industry has its own version, and pukas are never in short supply.
  — Stacy L. Hambleton, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
• This is an era where footballers (and those close to them) are less willing to wait for playing time and patience is in short supply.
  — James Pearce, New York Times, 26 June 2026
• As promised, his all comes out in the form of deliriously relentless rock ‘n’ roll, released in short, cathartic bursts.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 July 2026
• Massachusetts is proof that a struggling program can become a good one in short order.
  — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
• The course is designed for people with some acting experience, whether on stage or in short or feature films.
  — Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 16 July 2026
• In an era where sport is increasingly consumed in short-form content, there was more scope for viral moments.
  — Michael Cox, New York Times, 23 July 2026
• The sentence sounds like restraint, and restraint is in short supply when initiatives are being scoped.
  — Leslie Ellis, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
• But at a Venice where fun has been in short supply, The Sprial, came as a welcome palate cleanser.
  — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2026
• But Walker has been handed the football eight times in short-yardage situations this year.
  — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
• Though analysts applauded the bill, the board still needs to develop a plan, even though ideas aren't in short supply.
  — Medora Lee, USA Today, 16 July 2026
• Trump, deluded by the walkover in Venezuela, thought Iran would surrender in short order.
  — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2026
• Weathers, meanwhile, worked in relief earlier in his career, and there’s a case to be made that his stuff could play up even more in short bursts.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
• Ulysses was also working against its own internal clock, needing to add more employees in short order to keep up with its growth.
  — Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026
• Even worse, since water on a space mission is in short supply, space travelers can't easily do their laundry.
  — Rahul Rao, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
• What scientists didn’t know was whether true polar wander is a slow, steady process that’s always going on or happens in short, rapid bursts.
  — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026
• This all comes down to basic structural differences—in short, dark meat has higher amounts of fat and connective tissue than white meat.
  — Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 19 July 2026
• But in a developing theme, the line is still having issues in short-yardage situations.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
• That’s leaving the emerging space economy scrambling to secure launches that are in short supply.
  — Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026