shrift

Example Sentences

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Known for not suffering fools gladly while on air and giving some callers short shrift, he was once satirised in Private Eye.

From BBC

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

From BBC

The EU were given short shrift by major producers.

From BBC

History, like other humanities, is getting short shrift in both secondary and higher education curricula compared to scientific subjects.

From Salon

These are important pieces of the story Biskind is telling, and as we learned from “The Wire,” another series that gets short shrift here, all the pieces matter.

From Los Angeles Times