Examples of 'were short' in a sentence
Meaning of "were short"
were short: This phrase indicates that either time, resources, or some other element was limited or insufficient in a given situation. It implies a sense of lacking or scarcity
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were short
He said we were short a thousand the other night.
I had her wear it because we were short in uniforms.
We were short and you did not even blink.
Most grip cars were short and open.
We were short of staff last night at an embassy.
The dorsal ribs were short and thin.
We were short of money all of our married life.
His foreign trips were short and focused.
Neanderthal lives were tough and they were short.
The wings were short and swept back.
I just loved when the shorts were short.
Our armies were short of rifles and ammunition.
Her two other marriages were short living.
These circulars were short biographies of deceased sisters.
Her first professional publications were short stories.
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The calls were short but very regular.
However all three predecessors were short lived.
His first films were short impressionistic pieces.
I have done it in previous years when we were short on money.
The books were short and so are the reviews.
Many of his earlier films were short etudes.
You were short two cases of vodka in my last order.
Their bodies were short and stout.
Both my mother and father were short.
Attention spans were short during the preparations.
We chose the latter because we were short on time.
You were short of the authentic bow.
You said yourself you were short of oxygen.
We were short of the bloody things before.
You just said you were short staffed.
But we were short of money and it all fell apart.
Its wingtip ailerons were short and broad.
But we were short of money all the time.
For boyfriends who were short and fat.
We were short enough before the attack.
That you felt you were short on time.
We were short of food after the war.
We had to act fast and we were short of equipment.
Rations were short and fuel for heat was limited.
The warm clear waters were short lived.
So you were short on all five.
The contents of the scroll were short.
The orders were short and clear.
We were short on time and wanted to see as much as possible.
They knew we were short film makers.
We were short on ammunition and ran out of it.
We ate there because we were short on time.
They were short of ammunition and spares.
She said they were short on time.
Some were short of experience of any kind.
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