Examples of 'be short' in a sentence

Meaning of "be short"

Be short: To lack length or duration; not long in length or time

How to use "be short" in a sentence

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A toast should be short and to the point.
I write with pain and must be short.
My opening will be short and to the point.
Hopefully your stay here will be short.
The pipe must be short and straight.
I thought you said this was gonna be short.
She also can be short of the air.
This is too comprehensive a project to be short term.
Answers should be short and as accurate as possible.
The supply terminals are not to be short circuited.
Feedings may be short and irregular at first.
Their relationship can only be short term.
I will be short and clear about this.
The ceremony will be short and sweet.
He will be short of nothing if only he had a job.

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And you would not be short of company.
It must be short question focused on one issue.
You certainly will not be short of things to do.
Be thankful knowing your banishment will be short.
The story will be short and clear.
The average transport distance should be short.
The coat can be short haired or rough.
This time the trial will be short.
Everyone seems to be short of money these days.
Without the protocol will not be short.
That lineup was to be short lived as well.
The defense line for it will be short.
I would be short with a square head but.
For who knows if life be short or long.
This will be short until we get back.
Electronic applications should be short and specic.
You will not be short of options to explore.
The evacuation will not be short term.
A budget may be short term or long term.
This membership would prove to be short lived.
You will never be short of videos to watch.
Vic says this distributor is supposed to be short.
But it could also be short for specularius.
Stories for young children should be short.
The letter must be short and sweet.
Your remaining days may not be short.
You will never be short of hot water.
The life of the car would be short.
You will never be short on radishes again.
Anyway the next trip will be short.
Cally will not be short of telepathic vibes.
Meaning any treatment will be short lived.
It will be short like this post tonight.
The hand pump will be short of water.
It was to be hoped that such a war would be short.

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