Examples of 'cut short' in a sentence
Meaning of "cut short"
When something is 'cut short', it means that it ends abruptly or is interrupted before it can be completed or reach its full potential. It can refer to various situations, such as conversations, events, or even someone's life
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- To interrupt or curtail before the planned end time.
- To cut someone short, to stop someone from finishing what they are saying.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, short.
How to use "cut short" in a sentence
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Their young lives cut short by a coward.
Cut short your food intake drastically.
Maybe we should cut short this discussion.
Charity demanded his suffering be cut short.
I had to cut short my dream and go outside.
Keep grass around buildings cut short.
Pity she cut short her sermon.
Family reunion is gonna have to be cut short.
Holes to cut short hairs even closer.
I want to have my hair cut short too.
You will cut short your lifeline.
I am afraid our day of leisure is cut short.
He used to cut short imperceptibly any discussion.
It is a terrible shock when a life is cut short.
A love cut short by illness and death.
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Although their time together was cut short.
Shame dinner was cut short last night.
It was cut short by the most atrocious death.
It emerged injury cut short his career.
He was cut short before he spoke to anyone.
I am afraid our there pleasure is cut short.
I would have to cut short my delicious meal.
Because both fights got cut short.
The season was cut short by a player strike.
She had her hair cut short.
His term was cut short by legal proceedings.
Tom had his hair cut short.
His career was cut short because of phlebitis.
Mary had her hair cut short.
His career was cut short due to concussion.
The news is basic training is cut short.
Her hair was cut short like a mohawk.
I am sorry our night got cut short.
We will have to cut short the seminar.
Seemed like her job was being cut short.
His career was cut short by an eye injury.
I am sorry your trip got cut short.
His career was cut short due to injuries.
Our last search got cut short.
The season was cut short by one episode.
Thinking about getting my hair cut short.
Shakedown training was cut short by operational demands.
Rainstorms caused the training to be cut short.
This measure cut short an expansion in theatres.
That was my good time cut short again.
The war cut short this career.
I am sorry our trip got cut short.
His contract was cut short because of injuries.
Lives will not have to be cut short.
His career was cut short by a back injury.
