Examples of 'short-handed' in a sentence
Meaning of "short-handed"
Short-handed is a term used in sports or games to describe a situation where a team or player has fewer members than the opposing side, giving them a temporary disadvantage
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- Alternative form of shorthanded
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We are a little bit short-handed right now.
Short-handed industry needs court reporters.
The main problem is we are already short-handed.
I am a little short-handed this afternoon.
The penalized team is playing short-handed.
We are short-handed on guard duty tonight.
They said we were gonna be short-handed this leg.
We have been short-handed ever since my father had a stroke.
I come over here when they are short-handed.
Red paces a short-handed crew to meet the contract.
I will not quit when you are short-handed.
The deck has been short-handed since we got here.
They asked me because they are short-handed.
Lab says they are short-handed and running slow.
You always complained that you are short-handed.
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He said surveillance was short-handed so he had to pull a double shift.
Samson said the carnival was short-handed.
Better to work short-handed than with the wrong kind of man.
They must have thought that we were short-handed.
You must be pretty short-handed when a girl has to double a clown.
Harvest is coming up and we are short-handed.
When you score one short-handed goal it can turn it all around.
It is also an affordable option for the short-handed.
But we have been a bit short-handed this last month.
There was a report of a corpse in a house but they are short-handed.
Short-handed games require from the player to be looser and more aggressive.
A smaller headsail is easier for a short-handed crew to manage.
We are a little short-handed around here and we can use all the help we can get.
We are going to be a little short-handed today.
A goal scored by the short-handed team during a power play is called a short-handed goal.
I do not want to leave him short-handed right now.
You are a senior staffer pitching in on the policy side because we are short-handed.
Now we must think about whether to play a short-handed table or a full table.
Short-handed words and slangs changed incredibly fast with the development of the internet.
It will have to do with two incisions since we are short-handed.
Buffalo has surrendered four short-handed goals, matching its total from last season.
Some crop needed picking and the man was short-handed.
The studio was short-handed and Mizoguchi was promoted.
I am still wearing my underwear, so she comes up short-handed on that treasure hunt.
I am a little short-handed with Ziegler on medical leave.
Because of serial murder or whatnot, they are short-handed at the police station.
We are short-handed today so I gotta cover it myself.
That proletariat revolt you staged left us a little short-handed down here.
Redskins short-handed on offense against Cowboys.
The assessment must inform which position on board is to be held as short-handed sailing.
The Buckeyes will be short-handed for their opener.
He tallied six of his goals on the power play and added one short-handed.
We can not let our enemies know how short-handed the Justice League is now.
When you go to scout for locations tomorrow, I thought you might be short-handed.
Francis Joyon is sailing with a short-handed crew of just six men aboard in all.
