shortest
Example Sentences
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It was the shortest outing of any of the Dodgers’ starters, but he still held the Braves to one run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Florida firefighter sets record as shortest woman in profession.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
The controversy arose from the fact that there was a 77-centimetre discrepancy between the officially measured distance of the pit lane and the real shortest route a driver could legally take.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Running 83 minutes, the movie is Mr. Hara and Ms. Kobayashi’s shortest effort in this set, yet it hurries nothing, its proud participants detailing their daily challenges and hopes for societal accommodations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Ordinarily, I would have enjoyed the festival of Capac Raymi, when the conch shell was blown loudly to the sky to welcome the spirit world on this shortest of nights.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
