Examples of 'they fell short' in a sentence

Meaning of "they fell short"

they fell short: Indicates that someone or something failed to meet expectations, goals, or standards. This phrase is often used in discussions about achievements, performance, and outcomes to highlight a lack of success or completion

How to use "they fell short" in a sentence

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they fell short
They fell short by a few thousand votes.
Somewhere along the line they fell short.
But they fell short of total possession of man.
She did not bat as they fell short of the target.
They fell short of meeting their own standards.
But in real life situations they fell short of the mark.
They fell short of recruiting enough number of medical personnel.
How and why the methods worked and where they fell short.
They fell short.
But somewhere along the line, they fell short.
But they fell short of preventing the conservative legislature from weakening their pension plan.
Sure, it would have been easy to point out where they fell short.
But they fell short of the social justice agenda spelt out by the Millennium Declaration.
I had high expectations for this movie, but they fell short.
However, they fell short of fulfilling their aspirations.

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His parents gave him a strict Southern Baptist upbringing … but somewhere they fell short.
However, they fell short from the overall majority.
Palestinian rockets also caused at least 23 Palestinian casualties when they fell short of the border.
However, they fell short of specifying who should lead this investigation.
He got a very strict Southern Baptist upbringing . Somewhere along the line they fell short.
All three times they fell short and ended in 2nd place.
However, they fell short of an absolute majority so were unable to form the government.
Nevertheless, they fell short.
However, they fell short of the title and had to settle for a fourth seed.
While the results were encouraging, they fell short of investors ' expectations.
They fell short against Essendon, however, losing by eight points in the first semifinal.
In the institutional sector, however, they fell short of the mark.
And the reason they fell short was because Latin America 's decline had gripped democratic reformism.
They fell short though in the Nationals, managing only 5th place.
As a result, they fell short of getting to the Super Bowl.
Still, they fell short of Beijing 's expectations.
Realizing they fell short of God 's desires, they begin to weep.

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