be short
Example Sentences
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Lauer knew that, as a pitcher the Dodgers brought in to help them weather injuries, his time in L.A. could be short lived.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
So while the sprint to replace Platner will be short, it promises to be plenty intense.
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2026
All of those potential stock reactions are likely to be short lived though, and if the overall market and semiconductors sell off due to the export restrictions, both pullbacks would be a “buying opportunity.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026
Even if the strait reopens this month, the International Energy Agency expects the oil market to be short of barrels until the fourth quarter of this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Probably Mrs. Willard's simultaneous interpreter would be short and ugly and I would come to look down on him in the end the way I looked down on Buddy Willard.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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