short-change
Example Sentences
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When time was up, some accused the organizers of a conspiracy to short-change the cake-eaters’ time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
“The only alternative is to short-change devastated residents.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025
"This government will continue to protect workers' rights vigilantly, and employers that short-change workers won't get off lightly," he added.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2021
Pandemic preparedness would be a disastrously short-sighted priority to short-change, for at least three reasons.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 2, 2021
It's like this, Aunt Tish," he said; "you are accused of practicing a short-change game, that's all.
From Tish by Mary Roberts Rinehart
