English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Short" in Example Sentences
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2640972	Tom is short, but not as short as Mary.	CK
2538851	Tom is shorter than all of his friends.	CK
244306	Workers must have their hair cut short.	CK
301423	He resumed his work after a short break.	CK
393828	I made very short work of the big steak.	blay_paul
64179	Let's take a short drive this afternoon.	CK
28877	Our escape was nothing short of miracle.	CK
2968789	She was too short to look over the wall.	AlanF_US
388668	Short skirts are already out of fashion.	CK
268102	The barber has cut your hair very short.	CM
388553	The men are wearing short sleeve shirts.	CK
243468	The trouble is that I am short of money.	CM
56260	This is the shortest way to the station.	CK
273991	To cut a long story short, he was fired.	Dejo
3144500	Tom suggested that we take a short rest.	CK
3045625	Tom works for short spells now and then.	sharptoothed
23470	We are not short of oil in this country.	CK
3022206	We seized the town after a short battle.	sharptoothed
263035	We took the shortest way to the station.	CK
46978	We were all running short of money then.	CK
544047	We're coming up short on the head count!	blay_paul
50906	It is only a short walk from the station.	CK
307688	They are demanding shorter working hours.	CK
307136	They studied the map to find a short cut.	CK
276731	To make a long story short, he was fired.	CM
268372	Could you make it a little shorter for me?	CM
434772	Girls are wearing short skirts these days.	lukaszpp
299596	He continued his work after a short break.	CK
295228	He had to leave for Tokyo on short notice.	Nero
671976	His short stature makes him feel insecure.	darinmex
41309	I can't finish the job in so short a time.	kebukebu
456003	In the summer I wear short-sleeved shirts.	lukaszpp
1137193	Our escape was nothing short of a miracle.	nadsat
881620	Paul was reading a short story last night.	alexmarcelo
634344	She stayed in that area for a short while.	blay_paul
3115758	Thank you for coming on such short notice.	CK
1096359	Thanks for seeing me on such short notice.	CK
2259365	The provisions ran out after a short time.	_undertoad
29439	The rope was a couple of meters too short.	CK
243433	The trouble is that we are short of money.	CK
57084	This book contains a lot of short stories.	CM
2956331	Tom continued working after a short break.	CK
267783	A short walk will bring you to the station.	Dejo
285589	His performance fell short of expectations.	CK
286932	His success was nothing short of a miracle.	CM
312197	She prepared the meal in a very short time.	CK
279607	The days grow shorter as winter approaches.	CM
49142	The meeting, in short, was a waste of time.	CM
279622	We're running short of fuel for the winter.	CK
276721	You can not master English in a short time.	CM