as in neglect
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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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Critical incidents are fatalities, near fatalities and other serious injuries suspicious of abuse/neglect.—
Sarah Healy Eagan,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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Because there is warmth, the interaction does not register as neglect.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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What your boyfriend did was inconsiderate and underhanded and showed disregard for your feelings.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The letter details other claims of favoritism and disregard for recent board directives to curb spending, like attempting to hire for vacant positions and authorizing overtime expenditures despite the hiring and overtime freeze enacted in the board approved fiscal solvency plan.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Short shrift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short%20shrift. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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