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
Both have express tees that shorten them to less than 5,000 yards, and the family golf program allows children under 15 to play free.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
She'd actually go further and ban short-form video altogether because "they shorten children's attention spans".
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
There was a machinery working to shorten his punishment.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026
The sun spins mindlessly overhead, the shadows lengthen and shorten as if by plan.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
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