shorter

Example Sentences

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After hundreds of generations of human breeding, the dogs that emerged had shorter muzzles, smaller teeth and an enormous range of sizes, from lapdogs to hulking guardians.

From BBC

Banks operated on shorter hours, while many private firms introduced work-from-home arrangements, industry bodies said, urging members to help curb energy use.

From Barron's

So, a week after asserting in this column that investors should prepare for a longer war, we must now confront the specter of a shorter war too.

From Barron's

So, a week after asserting in this column that investors should prepare for a longer war, we must now confront the specter of a shorter war too.

From Barron's

Whether such switchbacks would make the walk to the stadium longer or shorter than the current path remains to be determined.

From Los Angeles Times