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Shorten is an English word with synonyms like reduce or cut. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Shorten in a sentence

Shorten meaning

  1. To make shorter; to abbreviate.
  2. To become shorter.
  3. To make deficient (as to); to deprive (of).

Synonyms of Shorten

reduce cut lessen decrease contract abbreviate foreshorten abridge lengthen cut down cut back trim trim down trim back bring down

Using Shorten

  • The main meaning on this page is: To make shorter; to abbreviate. | To become shorter. | To make deficient (as to); to deprive (of).
  • Useful related words include: reduce, cut, lessen, decrease.
  • In the example corpus, shorten often appears in combinations such as: shorten the, to shorten, bill shorten.

Context around Shorten

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 12 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Shorten

  • In this selection, "shorten" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, bill, asked, mike, starts, prepares and became stand out and add context to how "shorten" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 45 will shorten the road and and they shorten the game. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shorten" sits close to words such as amusing, archaic and blink, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shorten

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

By year two, thin out new shoots (if excessive) and shorten the remaining older branches. (15 words)

Allow the opponent to grind clock because your offense can’t, and they shorten the game for you. (18 words)

Annastacia Palaszczuk with future federal Labor leader Bill Shorten and tourism lobbyist Chris Brown in the late 1980s. (18 words)

As Act I develops, we learn that corporate network pressures are being brought to bear in an effort to both shorten the show, dumb it down and walk the line as Sen. Joseph McCarthy is gaining power with his Communist hunts and blacklists. (43 words)

But an effective PR strategy is critical because it can shorten the duration of the war and minimize the PR cost paid by Israel until the last day of the current conflict, which could last many months. (37 words)

Cathryn Ross, a senior executive at the company, said today’s levels of water consumption were “unsustainable” and told the the public should look to shorten their showers and “not flush the loo every time”. (35 words)

As Bill Shorten prepares to exit parliament early next year, and Anthony Albanese may be on the path to a minority government, the question invites itself: what if Shorten had won the 2019 election? (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

Albo said that he’s asked Shorten to stay on as a minister until February, which is when Shorten starts his new job as a Vice Chancellor at University of Canberra.

As Bill Shorten prepares to exit parliament early next year, and Anthony Albanese may be on the path to a minority government, the question invites itself: what if Shorten had won the 2019 election?

So to shorten that timeline, and for policy makers as well, to shorten the timeline in their decision space.

Landeryou and Shorten became friends through student politics in Melbourne, while Kitching grew up in Brisbane with Shorten's wife, Chloe.

According to Binyamin Council, Highway 45 will shorten the road from eastern Binyamin to Route 443 which is the alternative approach to Jerusalem from the flatlands.

Accutar starts its drug discovery using its AI computational drug design capability followed by wet lab validation to shorten drug discovery timelines.

Allow the opponent to grind clock because your offense can’t, and they shorten the game for you.

A new credit card will also shorten the average age of your accounts, which can negatively affect your credit score.

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Annastacia Palaszczuk with future federal Labor leader Bill Shorten and tourism lobbyist Chris Brown in the late 1980s.

As Act I develops, we learn that corporate network pressures are being brought to bear in an effort to both shorten the show, dumb it down and walk the line as Sen. Joseph McCarthy is gaining power with his Communist hunts and blacklists.

A statement from Mike Shorten, CEO of Bishop Hogarth Catholic Trust, confirmed: "At Carmel College, specific areas will be partially closed off while all children will continue to receive onsite education.

Because he had never passed his driving test he could not be offered a drivers' rehabilitation course to shorten the length of the ban.

But an effective PR strategy is critical because it can shorten the duration of the war and minimize the PR cost paid by Israel until the last day of the current conflict, which could last many months.

But chatbots aren’t an end-all for data centers even if teams have adopted chatbots to optimize work and shorten the time and effort it takes to get feedback.

By year two, thin out new shoots (if excessive) and shorten the remaining older branches.

Cathryn Ross, a senior executive at the company, said today’s levels of water consumption were “unsustainable” and told the the public should look to shorten their showers and “not flush the loo every time”.

Colors indicate how the study predicts return periods for the historical 100-year water levels will shorten by 2050, under moderate carbon emission scenarios.

Everything is wrong with this proposal except its intentions: to shorten transplant waiting lists and reduce state prison populations.

He also hit back at Liberal leader Peter Dutton, who accused Mr Albanese and Government Services Minister Bill Shorten of acting with “glee” and politicising the issue.

Here’s just a few of the ways that MDR is helping organizations shorten the critical window between intrusion and detection.

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Common combinations with shorten

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shorten" in a sentence?
An example: "Albo said that he’s asked Shorten to stay on as a minister until February, which is when Shorten starts his new job as a Vice Chancellor at University of Canberra." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "shorten" from authentic English texts.
What does "shorten" mean?
Shorten means: To make shorter; to abbreviate.
What are synonyms of "shorten"?
Common synonyms of "shorten" include: reduce, cut, lessen, decrease, contract, abbreviate, foreshorten, abridge. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "shorten" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "shorten", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.