Shrift in a sentence

But we don’t want to give short shrift to the other sports that have been immortalized in song.

He also gave short shrift to the Lord Advocate's claim that Mr Jack had failed to take into account the experience of other countries with self-ID.

The transformation of these characters is given short shrift by the hectically layered book, but their truncated scenes of inner growth are a reminder of where the beating heart of this tale resides.

An SNP spokesperson said: “The Scottish Parliament is the beating heart of democracy in Scotland and any party standing on a platform which advocates for its abolition will be given short shrift by the Scottish electorate.

What gets short shrift, however, is Leonardo’s homosexuality.

But congressional appropriations dictated that 80 percent of his budget be earmarked for highways, including for Lady Bird Johnson’s highway beautification program, while airlines, railroads and mass transit got short shrift.

However, House of Representatives Speaker Pelosi gave short shrift to any hopes of Congress ratifying a future trade deal if Britain ploughs ahead with the new Brexit bill.

Still, Poppe said she’s not worried rural issues or agricultural issues will get short shrift in the House.

There is no doubt whatsoever that what Governor Ihedioha got from the Supreme Court judgment of January 14, 2020 was a short shrift.

They said the subject of planning would ‘have to be raised’ in the New Year, adding organisers may be given ‘short shrift’.

Even Russia, which has long given short shrift to climate policy, finalized its participation in September.

Just one accolade awaits - that of Olympic gold - and both athlete and coach will give short shrift to any suggestion of bathing in recent glories.

Senator Bragg wasn't the only Liberal backbencher to be given short shrift.

The engineers give these points short shrift.

These threats matter and, despite clear marching orders to examine them in detail, the special counsel team seems to have given this issue short shrift in favor of pursuing a criminal conspiracy case that didn’t exist.

The younger mutants get short shrift here, as well.

They’re also proud sons and daughters of places that they love that usually get short shrift in the media and they’ve got all sorts of things to talk about that have nothing to do with American elections.

But while he didn't leave out the bad stuff, like the crooked businessman, the thief or the scoundrel, he gave them only humorless short shrift, dutifully identifying them as a sorry fact of life.

Caught between the whizzbang pizzazz of the $1,000 and the jaw-dropping value of a $250 budget buy, phones with prices and features in between often get short shrift.

Dhawan gives short shrift to Stokes' second delivery, given a little bit of width he strikes through for four.