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Shortof in a sentence

Context around Shortof

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 36.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

meters 1× fell 1×

Often after:

camp 1×

Sentence patterns with Shortof

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

100 meters shortof camp iv 1× but fell shortof the complete 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

on their way 1× trailing chemeketa 8 1×

Common sentence endings:

died from exhaustion 1× losing 7 8 1×

Words around Shortof

Just before it in the word index:

shorto 5 shortness 156 shortman 3 shortly 5.911 shortlived 12 shortlists 15

Just after it in the word index:

shortref 2 shortridge 8 shorts 818 shortsea 3 shortsfest 2 shortsighted 43

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Shortof

  • In this selection, "shortof" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 36.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, meters, fell and camp stand out and add context to how "shortof" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 100 meters shortof camp iv and but fell shortof the complete. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shortof" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shortof

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

On their way down, the expedition was forced to stop about 100 meters shortof Camp IV (there are four camps before the summit), where Schmatz collapsed and died from exhaustion. (30 words)

Trailing Chemeketa 8-2 in the final game of the season, Clackamas refused to quit with the help of back-to-back HRs by Parker and Horwitz the Cougars offense outscored Chemeketa 5-0 but fell shortof the complete comeback, losing 7-8. (43 words)

Longer example sentences

Trailing Chemeketa 8-2 in the final game of the season, Clackamas refused to quit with the help of back-to-back HRs by Parker and Horwitz the Cougars offense outscored Chemeketa 5-0 but fell shortof the complete comeback, losing 7-8. (43 words)

On their way down, the expedition was forced to stop about 100 meters shortof Camp IV (there are four camps before the summit), where Schmatz collapsed and died from exhaustion. (30 words)

Example sentences (2)

On their way down, the expedition was forced to stop about 100 meters shortof Camp IV (there are four camps before the summit), where Schmatz collapsed and died from exhaustion.

Trailing Chemeketa 8-2 in the final game of the season, Clackamas refused to quit with the help of back-to-back HRs by Parker and Horwitz the Cougars offense outscored Chemeketa 5-0 but fell shortof the complete comeback, losing 7-8.

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