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Example Sentences

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This condition, often termed radiation-induced vaginal stenosis, involves the development of scar tissue that makes the vagina shorter, narrower, drier, and less flexible which can trigger cuts and damage to the tissue.

From BBC

“Where are your men?” the shorter soldier asked Cocky in clumsy, thick-accented Dutch.

From Literature

The train was shorter; the cars carrying the men had disappeared.

From Literature

I remember Karli looking up at me in the shed, and saying, “Now I have two sisters, one with a long nose and one with a shorter one—well, only a little shorter!”

From Literature

He told employees that more capex is needed in the shorter term due to the need to secure land, power, and hardware, according to Reuters.

From Barron's