English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Short" in Example Sentences
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247419	Our stay in London was too short.	CK
316146	She's too short to reach the top.	CK
3356279	You really are short, aren't you?	CK
1955951	Butterflies have short life spans.	soweli_Elepanto
1677616	He got the short end of the stick.	Spamster
291206	He is the shorter of the two boys.	CM
289113	He's always running short of cash.	CK
313925	She seems short beside her sister.	CK
802351	They handed Anderson a short note.	Source_VOA
270576	They often say that life is short.	CK
23273	We will run short of oil some day.	Swift
299594	He said, "Let's take a short rest."	CK
37953	I wonder which way is the shortest.	CK
3048839	It's still too cold to wear shorts.	patgfisher
27204	One is tall and the other is short.	NekoKanjya
316186	She looks cute with her hair short.	CK
634335	She stayed there for a short while.	blay_paul
324145	The arrow fell short of the target.	CK
2820909	Tom worked here for a short period.	sharptoothed
3085943	We had a short holiday in February.	niceguydave
388040	A lifetime is short, but feels long.	CM
267784	A short walk brought me to the lake.	CM
302417	He is short, but good at basketball.	CK
267711	I will stay here for a short period.	CK
418038	Life is short, but it's long enough.	brauliobezerra
57233	Make this sentence a little shorter.	CK
2712806	Mary is wearing a short skirt today.	CK
49922	The boat was tied with a short line.	CK
1677618	They got the short end of the stick.	Spamster
67932	They short-changed me at that store.	CK
247811	We had a short vacation in February.	CK
22954	We yawn when we are short of oxygen.	CK
803121	He was short and was losing his hair.	Source_VOA
287489	His reply was short and to the point.	CM
2052206	I met an old friend a short time ago.	chubbard
284657	It seemed that he was short of money.	CK
266041	The project, in short, was a failure.	Eldad
2539367	Tom is shorter and heavier than John.	CK
1251544	We'll be back after this short break.	Scott
267785	A short walk brought me to the museum.	CM
302414	He was too short to get at the grapes.	CK
285365	His speech was short and to the point.	CK
3329503	I should've worn a short-sleeve shirt.	CK
2712744	Tom is three inches shorter than Mary.	CK
256857	I had to make a speech at short notice.	CK
935704	I had to make a speech on short notice.	CK
259391	I have been busy writing a short story.	CK
3329502	I should've worn a short-sleeved shirt.	CK
1096360	Thanks for coming on such short notice.	CK
20955	To make a long story short, we married.	Zifre