short shrift

Example Sentences

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Like most of the band’s biographers, Spitz gives short shrift to the post-“Exile” period after 1972.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Executives hoping for a sympathetic hearing for underwhelming numbers this earnings season are likely to receive short shrift and might have to brace for a stock tumble.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Early surveys of opinion after the Budget give Reeves's plans short shrift.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

Instead of the typical rock-star tale that relives the glory days and gives short shrift to the rest, the former Black Sabbath frontman chose to lay bare his recent medical struggles in grisly detail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

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