come up short
Example Sentences
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Even in years with decent snow, streamflow has come up short.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
Arteta's Arsenal will be desperate to shed their tag as the side that has come up short in recent years.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
But Bazinet said he believes that Netflix will come up short and will likely land closer to $9 billion by 2030.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
That means that most people who save for retirement in target-date funds that hold a gradually tapering mix of stocks, bonds and cash could come up short, Cederburg and his co-authors say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
The American Olympic Committee had come up short of funds.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
