Examples of 'were shortened' in a sentence

Meaning of "were shortened"

Were shortened: Indicates that something was made shorter in length, duration, or extent. It implies a reduction or decrease in size or duration

How to use "were shortened" in a sentence

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were shortened
Many trolleybus lines were shortened or cancelled altogether.
Were shortened from fifteen to twelve rounds.
The other two were shortened by injuries.
Even the life of the bees were shortened.
Rations were shortened for the workers.
Even the longest crossings were shortened.
The intervals were shortened until failure to capture.
Descriptions of the performance of individual ministries were shortened.
Long bones were shortened and distorted.
Workers organized work weeks were shortened.
Numerous connections were shortened with bridges over ravines.
Four sentences of the speech were deleted and four sentences were shortened.
Some deadlines were shortened in the existing approval process.
A number of the songs were shortened.
Our lives were shortened after the deluge.

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After some branches were shortened.
Rations were shortened for the workers but the pigs.
All the speeches were shortened.
Her funnels were shortened in an attempt to improve stability by reducing top weight.
Music programs were shortened.
The sleeves were shortened to the elbows and they were also tightened.
Some comments were shortened.
Lessons were shortened or sometimes even shut down because of missing heating fuel.
Their lives were shortened.
In judicial system the proceedings against Poles were shortened.
The hours were shortened.
If they were shortened further, their quality and effectiveness might be reduced.
In the third digit the second and third phalanges were shortened and fused.
Meetings were shortened or cut.
At the same time, chains of command were shortened.
Some sections were shortened while others had to be surgically removed from the book.
The periods between European Team Championships were shortened from three to two years.
My years were shortened while I was still among the youngest.
For this release, several tracks were shortened.
Overlong " vowels were shortened to regular long vowels.
Final-syllable long vowels were shortened.
These were shortened later, covering only the front third of the doors.
Therefore, their life spans were shortened.
A number of his seasons were shortened by injury, especially early in his career.
As a result, training programs were shortened.
However, some few were shortened and can sometimes be found, although rarely.
In order to do this, several of the biti in the foreship were shortened.
Because of these variations, the experiments were shortened relative to elution experiments without bacteria.
Many of the beats were changed, and a few of the tracks were shortened.
Among other changes, the fuselage and wings were shortened a bit, and the nose was modified.
Due to limitations in the production process, various scenes in the script were shortened.
Because of the holiday, classes were shortened to a half day.
Physically deformed, their tendons and the joints in their arms and legs were shortened.
In many cases, names of actual organizations were shortened to become easier to remember.
The great starched aprons were discarded, and hems and sleeves were shortened.

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