make a long story short
Example Sentences
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To make a long story short, in this book Lewis doesn’t exercise any.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2023
“To make a long story short, I almost lost my wife, my ’67 Corvette, and my cat,” Mr. Biden said with a chuckle.
From Washington Times • Aug. 21, 2023
"To make a long story short, everyone loved the smoked turkey, and I am now responsible for the one-and-only turkey each year," Hill adds.
From Fox News • Nov. 21, 2021
And to make a long story short, we communicated that to the folks at the White House that we can’t sign off on this.
From MSNBC • Jun. 26, 2019
To make a long story short, I started going out with her.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
