Explore Shortcoming through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like defect or disadvantage. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Shortcoming meaning
A deficiency or falling short; failure to attain a goal or ideal.
Synonyms of Shortcoming
Using Shortcoming
- The main meaning on this page is: A deficiency or falling short; failure to attain a goal or ideal.
- Useful related words include: defect, disadvantage.
- In the example corpus, shortcoming often appears in combinations such as: this shortcoming, shortcoming in, the shortcoming.
Context around Shortcoming
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shortcoming
- In this selection, "shortcoming" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, moral, ethical, major, must and quickly stand out and add context to how "shortcoming" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a serious shortcoming was that and about the shortcoming. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shortcoming" sits close to words such as aayog, aghast and agitate, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shortcoming
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Please forgive me for any shortcoming in this article. (9 words)
And if you allow me, I'll speak about the shortcoming. (11 words)
The capital plans to address this shortcoming by year's end. (11 words)
The game also included a widely broadcast shortcoming in college football’s promises to adhere to coronavirus precautions: For much of his time on the sideline last Saturday, Leach’s conference-mandated face covering hung around his neck. (38 words)
In a press conference on Friday, Blue said the federation is in the process of reviewing what appears to be a 'systemic ethical shortcoming' when it comes to the usage of drones to spy on opposing teams. (37 words)
Not one to dwell long on the negative, Christian’s thoughts of this self-contained shortcoming quickly lead into how that experience helped him to transform his own approach to composing and storytelling. (33 words)
Martial makes up for Antony's shortcoming by finding the back of the net! (14 words)
Example sentences (20)
And if you allow me, I'll speak about the shortcoming.
Following feedback from the community, it was clear that that the response was satisfactory in the eyes of the public, but that communication, internally and externally, was a shortcoming.
I think as fans, as members of the media as people that support the team, when you don’t win, obviously that’s a shortcoming.
Martial makes up for Antony's shortcoming by finding the back of the net!
Rides will be free in those regions because of the system's shortcoming, and we want to avoid that.
She attributed part of the shortcoming to not being in the movie.
What seems like a playful, self-deprecating joke has the effect of undercutting his own voice, intimating that his desires are rooted in some moral shortcoming.
In a press conference on Friday, Blue said the federation is in the process of reviewing what appears to be a 'systemic ethical shortcoming' when it comes to the usage of drones to spy on opposing teams.
Standard Chartered was singled out as having a ‘shortcoming’ in its proposal to plan for the execution of its identified restructuring options.
The capital plans to address this shortcoming by year's end.
This shortcoming is only magnified when you have to put some pressure behind the drill to complete a task, like fully seating screws.
Another major shortcoming in the department’s approach, the report said, was the absence of an acknowledgment that police brutality and racism were the motivations for the demonstrations.
A serious shortcoming was that the lowermost and uppermost bombers had the least protection; they had the fewest number of bombers and machine guns covering them.
But the need to deliver broad-based prosperity is more pressing than ever, and this shortcoming must be rectified without delay.
Not one to dwell long on the negative, Christian’s thoughts of this self-contained shortcoming quickly lead into how that experience helped him to transform his own approach to composing and storytelling.
Paired with Friday’s shortcoming, the weekend marks the first time BSU has dropped back-to-back games in overtime since Feb. 25 and 28, 2009.
Please forgive me for any shortcoming in this article.
The game also included a widely broadcast shortcoming in college football’s promises to adhere to coronavirus precautions: For much of his time on the sideline last Saturday, Leach’s conference-mandated face covering hung around his neck.
There are multiple reasons for this shortcoming, with one common issue being a lack of resources in the security team.
Trinity also has periodic migraines, which exposes a post-strike shortcoming.
Common combinations with shortcoming
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- this shortcoming 8×
- shortcoming in 5×
- the shortcoming 4×
- shortcoming by 3×
- shortcoming is 3×
- major shortcoming 3×
- that shortcoming 2×
- shortcoming and 2×
- shortcoming was 2×
- shortcoming of 2×