short shrift
Example Sentences
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Daniel Rood gives short shrift to such “historically amnesiac tourism”; with “In the Shadow of the Great House,” he provides a provocative history of the plantation, one that spans continents and centuries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Mr. Brown gives short shrift to Roosevelt’s unparalleled record on the conservation of public land.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
On Newcastle's Metro Radio from 1973-80, he set the template for phone-ins that gave callers short shrift.
From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025
He left the impression that research into genetic or prenatal causes will get short shrift in grants from the National Institutes of Health, which comes under his jurisdiction.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025
Unlike Joan, Bobby seemed to have little interest in school, and whenever Regina helped him with his homework he typically gave it short shrift, impatient to go back to chess.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
