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
“It’s an opposition that he sees as unimpressive and having come up short, so why would you just turn it over to them?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026
For 2025, global silver supply is forecast to come up short of global demand for a fifth year in a row, according to The Silver Institute.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 10, 2025
They led four straight drives into USC territory, only to come up short on three of them.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2025
“He’s dying for the bread order to come up short, you know. You should throw a roll in the trash one day, just to make him happy.”
From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead
