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Recent Examples of short shrift
Yet the urge to treat this incredible look at how legacies of pain reverberate through generations as just a showcase for the star’s formidable discipline and talent should be pushed aside, because that would be giving the movie itself short shrift.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
That’s not to say that the green goddess gets the short shrift.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Leaders shouldn’t give short shrift to soft skills either.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
His latest along with that first feature continue his intention to tell stories about everyday working-class people, characters too often that are given short shrift by Hollywood.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
That’s not to say that the green goddess gets the short shrift.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Leaders shouldn’t give short shrift to soft skills either.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
His latest along with that first feature continue his intention to tell stories about everyday working-class people, characters too often that are given short shrift by Hollywood.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for short shrift
Recent Examples of Synonyms for short shrift
Noun
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The sites of protest include small cities such as Abadan and the Kurdish-majority Malekshahi in the southwestern Ilam province, where economic grievances, unemployment, and state neglect are stark.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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For neighborhood residents, the properties have become symbols of disinvestment and neglect, drawing growing calls for city government to intervene.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
9 Jan. 2026
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For these workers, JLL continued, non-compliance is often driven by personal constraints rather than a dislike of the office itself (or a disregard for all the free food).—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 Jan. 2026
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The operation is less a challenge to international law than an instance of total disregard for it.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2026
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“Short shrift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short%20shrift. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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