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Short — US. [ʃɔːrt], UK. [ʃɔːt]

 

Main meanings of the word ‘Short’:

  1. Having little length, height, or duration.
  2. Brief in time or concise in expression.
  3. Lacking or deficient in amount or extent.
  4. Abrupt or curt in manner or speech.

 

10 simple sentences with ‘Short’:

  • Claire wore a short dress.
  • He has short hair.
  • The meeting was short.
  • This movie is too short.
  • The story is short but sweet.
  • I took a short nap.
  • Jake gave a short speech.
  • The book is very short.
  • This bridge is short.
  • She wrote a short message.

 

The sentences with ‘Short’ from movies:

Well, I’m short for my height. – Lucky Number Slevin (2006)

It’s a pretty short trip. – Pleasantville (1998)

Your hair is so short.Steel Magnolias (1989)

Oh, don’t sell yourself short, Mr. Kountze. – The Holdovers (2023)

We’re running short.Don’t Look Up (2021)

Life’s too short.The Babadook (2014)

Short stories? – Round And Round (2023)

He was so short.Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Clay, what’s a short sell? – The Killer (2023)

I found a short cut. – Ice Age (2002)

You’re seven dollars short.The Nice Guys (2016)

Well, it’s not a short one. – Big Fish (2003)

Gone such a short time and already forgotten. – Quantum of Solace (2008)

It’s going to be a short song. – Beowulf (2007)

Advanced Idea Mechanics, or AIM, for short.Iron Man 3 (2013)

But personally I prefer short, furry and funny. – Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)

Very short, nothing about her family. – Pride and Prejudice (2005)

All right, we’re one man short.The Fast and the Furious (2001)

They were short.Memento (2000)

Why do you wanna sell your life short?Moonstruck (1987)

That’s short money. – The Equalizer 2 (2018)

It’s just for a short time. – The Exorcist (1973)

Well, she was never short of surprises. – Spectre (2015)

It’s too short.The Kid (2000)

Alpha Zero, we’re short one point of contact. – Dune (2021)

Pilots are coming up short.Independence Day (1996)

No, about a foot too short.57 Seconds (2023)

Short notice, but, you know, duty calls. – The Incredibles (2004)

A conscience and a short life span. – Dogma (1999)

Thank you for coming in on short notice. – Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

Time is short.Transformers (2007)

I’ve been seeing him a short time. – The Squid and the Whale (2005)

Short and sweet. – Somewhere in Queens (2022)

His reign was short, huh? – Incredibles 2 (2018)

We’re one short with Brian gone. – Backdraft (1991)

With your brother, that’s no short list. – Extraction 2 (2023)

Men of Farquaad’s stature are in short supply. – Shrek (2001)

You’re short 40, this isn’t charity work. – Words on Bathroom Walls (2020)

For Kane, in four short years, collapse. – Citizen Kane (1941)

In short, what makes a champion tick? – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

Life is short, too short.Fall (2022)

Poltergeist disturbances have a fairly short duration. – Poltergeist (1982)

Short for Wyborne. – Coraline (2009)

One man is short and middle-aged. – Harvey (1950)

Are you short of staplers? – Love Actually (2003)

We’re gonna take a short break, people. – Tootsie (1982)

He’s short with no hair. – Basic Instinct (1992)

They’d do short counts, they’d lose fill slips. – Casino (1995)

Safe trip, Short Round. – Paul (2011)

The money short.Oceans Thirteen (2007)

It’s kind of short notice. – The Sting (1973)

Your time is short.Doctor Strange (2016)

What you mean short?Palmer (2021)

Good luck, Short Stack. – IF (2024)

I’m a man short.8 Mile (2002)

We’re gonna have to cut the tour short.Jurassic Park (1993)

We’re working on Short Line. – Ted 2 (2015)

It’s awfully short.A League of Their Own (1992)

Stockton’s too short, too. – Air (2023)