We found over 1000 examples of how to use short in an English sentence.
Sentences 1 to 25 of 1000.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | I wouldn't let a goof-up like that get to you. People have short memories and the one good thing about gossip is that it's short-lived. | |
| 2. | I'm looking for a coat. I'm short so the length should be on the short side, and as refined a design as possible. | |
| 3. | Tom is short, but not as short as Mary. | |
| 4. | The hen had very short legs, so she was called "Chickie short legs." She laid good eggs, and her mistress loved her as if she had been her own child. | |
| 5. | This short play is solely made up of two short scenes. | |
| 6. | In short: life is short. | |
| 7. | A rabbit has long ears and a short tail. | |
| 8. | You are selling him short. | |
| 9. | Your work comes short of the expected standard. | |
| 10. | We ran short of money. | |
| 11. | I am short of money. | |
| 12. | We are going to make up for lost time by taking a short cut. | |
| 13. | Take a short cut. | |
| 14. | Let's take a short cut. | |
| 15. | They dance in circles to communicate a short distance, and shake their bodies and dart back and forth to indicate a longer distance. | |
| 16. | He does not, in short, write with the candor of a man who is completely confident of his thesis. | |
| 17. | I'm sorry we gave you such short notice of our visit. | |
| 18. | You have only a short rest, so make the best of it. | |
| 19. | Please cut your vacation short and return. | |
| 20. | We must make the most of our vacation, as it is so short. | |
| 21. | Some people find it easier to grasp the short-term effects of smoking. | |
| 22. | Short-term effects of smoking include unfitness, wheezing, a general vulnerability to illness, bad breath, bad skin and so on. | |
| 23. | The chairperson cut me short. | |
| 24. | It's nothing short of a miracle. | |
| 25. | Short pleasure, long repentance. |