Examples of 'shorten' in a sentence
Meaning of "shorten"
To shorten means to make something shorter in length, duration, or extent
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- To make shorter; to abbreviate.
- To become shorter.
- To make deficient (as to); to deprive (of).
- To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, etc.
How to use "shorten" in a sentence
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And tell them to shorten the sleeves.
Shorten the name for the route.
Obstructions could shorten the transmission distance.
Shorten the time between cleaning cycles.
She did it to shorten the horrors of the siege.
Shorten the tow or cut her loose.
Tuck away or shorten the fastening cords.
Shorten the life of the electrical components.
Your prayers could shorten my time in purgatory.
To shorten the cable follow these steps.
Reducing violence will shorten political distances.
They shorten every word to one syllable.
High spin speeds shorten drying time.
I will shorten my statement in order to save time.
Higher temperatures shorten the working time.
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Shorten the hose to the required length.
The aim is to shorten the traverse path.
Selecting a higher temperature does not shorten the.
It would likely shorten his life significantly.
Setting a higher temperature does not shorten preheat.
We gonna shorten these sleeves little bit.
Exceeding the charging period may shorten.
I used scissors to shorten the graft to fit.
And shorten or prolong our brittle course.
We would therefore prefer to shorten it by a few paragraphs.
Let me shorten this conversation for you.
Doing so repeatedly could shorten its overall lifespan.
Do not shorten the morning by getting up late.
When they want to shorten those dresses.
Just shorten the other leg then.
I think you can shorten that time.
Those shorten every time cells replicate.
We must find a way to shorten the cycle.
It should shorten the decompression process by half.
But we do not wish to shorten your supply.
We try to shorten this period as much as possible.
What a brilliant plan to shorten the war.
Data helps shorten the length of stay.
It is no good exhorting people to shorten their speeches.
We gonna shorten the sleeves a little bit.
Knowing too much can shorten my life.
We would shorten the film by a couple of minutes.
It is therefore important to lift or shorten these restrictions.
This will shorten the lifetime considerably.
It will be okay as soon as we shorten the slip.
We are gonna shorten the gap by ten feet.
Please inform him we are about to shorten sail.
We are just gonna shorten the straps a bit.
And shorten retaliation time to four minutes.
This way we can shorten the distance.
