Examples of 'came up short' in a sentence
Meaning of "came up short"
came up short: Refers to falling just short of achieving a goal or completing a task, often implying a sense of disappointment or inadequacy
How to use "came up short" in a sentence
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came up short
The drug lockup came up short yesterday.
I came up short for that girl.
You and your man came up short.
You came up short this time.
You are the one who came up short.
We came up short on the last pass.
I guess this time you came up short.
The men came up short as well.
Others tried but always came up short.
I know why you came up short the other night.
Knowing that their efforts came up short.
I came up short last time.
We had a real opportunity but came up short.
But you came up short.
That in the past they often came up short.
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He came up short and crashed.
Ultimately the team came up short of their goal.
Carlsen tried a different opening but came up short.
She just came up short.
Intelligence on my bank robbers came up short.
That boy came up short on that money last week.
All your orders came up short.
But we came up short of a victory.
Sounds like he just came up short.
I came up short on this goal.
The grape harvest came up short.
That he came up short at times.
Let us just say it came up short.
Four came up short.
Then a couple investments came up short.
I just came up short.
I even tried hand piecing and came up short.
But we came up short.
But a desperate leap for the finish came up short.
The team came up short.
I told you what would happen if you came up short.
Where we came up short.
You tried to shoot the moon and you came up short.
We just came up short.
I gave you so many chances but you always came up short.
I still came up short.
She came up short in this track meet and it was not taken lightly.
It looks like you came up short.
You came up short and now your buddies are taking care of you.
But when she came up short.
PAGHAM came up short in their bid to reach.
Eight times they came up short.
Green Team came up short with their measurements.
Yet their search came up short.
I came up short for that girl and for Laurel.
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