Wondering how to use Short in a sentence? Below are 20 example sentences from real English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as shortened or long.
Short in a sentence
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Short meaning
- Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
- Of a person, living being, or object, having a comparatively small height.
- Having little duration.
Synonyms of Short
Example sentences (20)
Subsoil moisture supplies rated 7 percent very short, 28 percent short, 64 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus.
Topsoil moisture supplies rated 4 percent very short, 13 percent short, 72 percent adequate and 11 percent surplus.
It is located on a private road in Caldy, just a short distance away from Caldy Beach, which is a short stroll away.
One should look closer at the short interest data to identify potential stocks that could stage a short squeeze rally.
They said 787 goods trains had to be diverted, while 431 trains had to be short-terminated and short-originated.
Generally, a short interest above 10% is perceived as high, while a short interest above 20% is perceived as very high.
Provincially, cropland topsoil moisture is rated as 29 per cent adequate, 53 per cent short and 18 per cent very short.
First it was Harris who got the greeting from Shapiro, who wore a white short-sleeved short, on the tarmac in Pittsburgh.
Holly's short dress from 16Arlington featured a high neckline which elegantly balanced out its short hemline.
Root takes a screamer at short leg to get rid of Head, who fends off an excellent short ball to the former captain's left.
This is because short let tenants are willing to pay a premium for the convenience and flexibility of a short-term rental.
Short on game fitness, they faced a Houston Dynamo squad short on rest but desperate to climb the standings.
If you think the distance is too short for you to use a seatbelt, then it means the distance is too short for you to drive.
But the number of messages I get almost daily from short-sellers getting caught in short squeezes is… scary to say the least.
They said the movie is an adaptation of the short story and also a sequel to the short story all-in-one.
It’s also short on oil, a potential hedge should recession strike, and short on the two-year Treasury.
A high short interest and this one other thing are what’s needed to turn these heavily-shorted stocks into short squeeze stocks.
Communications experts advise that a message needs to short and punchy to convey its intended meaning in a short period of time.
Regardless of whether risk sentiment drops or remains steady, any short-term rallies in euro crosses are likely to be short-lived.
The bowlers then toiled without joy until Ward drove to Dean at short cover off spinner Matt Short.
Phrases with short
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Common combinations with short
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- short of 26×
- the short 23×
- very short 17×
- short short 16×
- short term 14×
- short percent 14×
- short film 13×
- short stories 12×
- in short 12×
- short and 12×
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