shorten

Example Sentences

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"If we can shorten the timeline and help people see benefits sooner, it may encourage them to keep exercising."

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

The package would allow developers to build housing with fewer parking spaces and would shorten timelines for construction-permit reviews.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Businesses, he said, will need to consider whether it's worth the extra costs to shorten travel by just a few days.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

There was a machinery working to shorten his punishment.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

Day after day was like this, and we began to shorten our hauls, for by midafternoon both of us would be sweating and shaking with strain and fatigue.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin