shorten

Example Sentences

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The package would allow developers to build housing with fewer parking spaces and would shorten timelines for construction-permit reviews.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

They plan to shorten waits for gynaecology care, have fewer painful procedures without informed consent or pain relief choices, and provide easier access to contraception.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

There was a machinery working to shorten his punishment.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

Policymakers this week cited the impact of rising oil costs because of the Iran war, as countries have had to shorten workweeks, ration cooking fuel and find ways to subsidize the costs for their consumers.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Specifically, the length would shorten as you moved away from the poles.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson