truncate

Example Sentences

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Filling some of the sedan void is a new wave of entry-level vehicles that, like GM’s Trax, are built on the frame of a compact car but feature the higher ride and a truncated liftgate.

From The Wall Street Journal

This whole thing, some might say, truncated my career; maybe in one aspect, but it made it more dynamic in other aspects and more laden with possibility.

From Los Angeles Times

At the very start of primary school, his education was truncated by his father's death.

From BBC

Still, truncated as this history may be, these galleries highlight a strength other museums lack—and are racing to catch up with.

From The Wall Street Journal

And because, “as has been frequently noted,” the investigation had been “truncated” to three months, there hadn’t even been time to review some of the documents UC produced, the memo said.

From Salon