short-handed
Example Sentences
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It was also hard to fill open jobs after the pandemic, and businesses don’t want to get caught short-handed again.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
Necessity is the mother of invention, as the saying goes, so forcing a team to play short-handed could compel remaining employees to find productivity hacks faster than they otherwise would have.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
Others will have to make the mark, until then, if USC hopes to survive that stretch short-handed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
Playing in their second back-to-back of the season, the Lakers will again be short-handed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025
Rufino was our driver, since Jaimito, short-handed, couldn’t take time off from the cacao harvest.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
