short shrift

Example Sentences

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Along the way, Cass gives short shrift to the many useful things that the financial industry does that are not a grift.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 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

The EU were given short shrift by major producers.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

Smith’s activist career gets fairly short shrift in the movie, although it’s an important facet of her recent life.

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2008

At the time, however, my report was given short shrift because of another related report with greater ramifications.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela