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"The faulty electrical wiring caused a short circuit, plunging the whole house into darkness. "

"My sister's film class made a short about their dog. "

"38 short suits fit me right off the rack."

"Jones smashes a grounder between third and short."

"The market decline was terrible, but the shorts were buying champagne."

"He closed out his short at a modest loss after three months."

"The teacher gave a short of the chapter's main points before the test. "

"The "short" of the word "butter" is just one syllable. "

"The program used a short data type for storing student IDs, as they are always less than 65,536. "

"The thieves used a short to get into the parked cars. "

"The faulty electrical cord shorted the entire room's lighting system. "

"The faulty wire in the lamp short-circuited, causing a small fire. "

"The store owner shortchanged my grandmother by a dollar on her grocery bill. "

"This is the third time I’ve caught them shorting us."

"The student decided to short-sell some stock options, hoping the price would fall before the delivery date. "

"The teacher shortened the lesson to fit the time remaining. "

"The table was short, so we couldn't all sit around it comfortably. "

"My little sister is short for her age. "

"Our meeting was a short six minutes today. Every day for the past month it’s been at least twenty minutes long."

"“Phone” is short for “telephone” and "asap" short for "as soon as possible"."

"The shortstop quickly fielded the grounder. "

"The tennis ball bounced short, landing well in front of the player. "

"The golfer's short approach shot landed several feet short of the green. "

"The pastry chef made a delicious, short crust for the apple pie. "

"He gave a short answer to the question."

"a short supply of provisions"

"The family was short on money this month, so they had to cut back on groceries. "

"an account which is short of the truth"

"The recipe called for short, undiluted vanilla extract. "

"The meeting is short; it starts in fifteen minutes. "

"My aunt has a short position on the stock of the local bakery, expecting its price to fall. "

"He cut me short repeatedly in the meeting."

"The recent developments at work caught them short."

"His speech fell short of what was expected."

"The cricket ball bounced short, so the batter had to move back to hit it. "

"We went short most finance companies in July."

"The student's performance was short in effort; he didn't try hard enough. "

"I don’t want to be short the market going into the weekend."