How to Use the short term in a Sentence
the short term
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What does that mean for the two of them in the short term?
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 14 Mar. 2025
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But even in the short term, the effect of the game could be felt.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 7 Aug. 2023
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In the short term, the nightspots may see less traffic.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
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So, what does the future hold for these two in the short term?
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
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At least in the short term, BYU had to go all in on the portal for 2023.
—Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 July 2023
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Don't think about just the short term, but think about long-range goals.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 6 Dec. 2024
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So based on that, that’s where our focus is in the short term.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
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None of this, in the short term, can get me out of the dilemmas posed right now by the new weight loss drugs.
—Johann Hari, TIME, 9 May 2024
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In the short term, Licht will continue to take heat for the Trump town hall.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 25 July 2023
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And those losses are going to rise, at least in the short term.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 27 July 2023
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That’s been cited as a drag on results in the short term.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 25 July 2023
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Salter or Lewis could sure use a Martin of their own, at least in the short term.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2024
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Putting in that work may demand more of parents in the short term.
—Erin Sagen, The Atlantic, 1 July 2025
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In the short term, not much is happening to these jobs.
—Cara Korte, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2023
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In the short term, elections will be held to replace Raisi.
—NPR, 20 May 2024
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There are minor chances of showers in the short term, as well.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2023
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In the short term at least, Porter Jr. also gets a pay bump from his two-way deal.
—Chris Manning, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
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In the short term, Musk can ill-afford sales in a key market to dry up.
—Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune Europe, 24 Nov. 2023
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And yet, at least in the short term, none of this seemed to be making anyone feel safer.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
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In the short term, invite friends from your old town to come visit.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2025
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The blue and gold are slightly worse in the short term as a result of the transaction.
—Tony East, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
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But in the short term, the network may be in for a rocky ride from a ratings standpoint.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2023
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The problems with this range from the short term to the existential.
—Emma Green, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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In the short term, the Leafs seemed to single out goaltending for their recent woes.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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That said, the chances of additional mortgage rate relief, at least in the short term, appear low right now.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
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These loans stabilized some economies in the short term, but also made other problems, such as inequality and debt, worse.
—Ana L. Ros, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
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At least in the short term, the presumptive approach really does yield higher vaccine uptake.
—Peter M. Sandman, STAT, 26 Jan. 2026
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Nice teams may feel good in the short term.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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In the short term, males are only moderately polygynous.
—New Atlas, 25 Jan. 2026
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Authoritarians take power in the short term by fear and maybe force.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
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