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Shortish in a sentence

Shortish meaning

Somewhat short; moderately short.

Synonyms of Shortish

short

Related words

Other words often associated with Shortish or its synonyms:

truncated forgetful shortened little clipped abbreviated deficient brief long insufficient fleeting

Using Shortish

  • The main meaning on this page is: Somewhat short; moderately short.
  • Useful related words include: short.
  • In the example corpus, shortish often appears in combinations such as: shortish length.

Context around Shortish

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

length 2× grey 1× plane 1×

Sentence patterns with Shortish

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and had shortish grey curled 1× for the shortish plane ride 1× hits a shortish length hard 1× shortish length ball 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

goalline technology confirmed 1× he hits a 1× she was short 1× shortish length ball 1×

Common sentence endings:

at third slip 1× back to warsaw 1× for a single 1× grey curled hair 1×

Words around Shortish

Just before it in the word index:

shortis 2 shorting 39 shorties 3 shorthouse 2 shorthorns 2 shorthorn 7

Just after it in the word index:

shortland 19 shortlands 3 shortleaf 2 shortline 3 shortlist 255 shortlisted 283

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Shortish

  • In this selection, "shortish" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, length, grey and plane stand out and add context to how "shortish" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and had shortish grey curled and for the shortish plane ride. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shortish" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shortish

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

Short example sentences

She was short, wore glasses, and had shortish grey curled hair. (11 words)

He hits a shortish length hard and Latham cuffs a pull for a single. (14 words)

Shortish length ball outside off, Hamilton is tempted to go for the punch but the ball takes the outside edge and goes straight to skipper Kohli at third slip. (29 words)

Longer example sentences

Goalline technology confirmed he had kept it out by less than half the width of the ball but that was just about all Poland had offered as they headed for the shortish plane ride back to Warsaw. (37 words)

Shortish length ball outside off, Hamilton is tempted to go for the punch but the ball takes the outside edge and goes straight to skipper Kohli at third slip. (29 words)

He hits a shortish length hard and Latham cuffs a pull for a single. (14 words)

Example sentences (4)

He hits a shortish length hard and Latham cuffs a pull for a single.

She was short, wore glasses, and had shortish grey curled hair.

Shortish length ball outside off, Hamilton is tempted to go for the punch but the ball takes the outside edge and goes straight to skipper Kohli at third slip.

Goalline technology confirmed he had kept it out by less than half the width of the ball but that was just about all Poland had offered as they headed for the shortish plane ride back to Warsaw.

Common combinations with shortish

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shortish" in a sentence?
An example: "He hits a shortish length hard and Latham cuffs a pull for a single." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "shortish" from authentic English texts.
What does "shortish" mean?
Shortish means: Somewhat short; moderately short.
What are synonyms of "shortish"?
Common synonyms of "shortish" include: short.
How many example sentences with "shortish" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "shortish", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.