Examples of 'were shorter' in a sentence

Meaning of "were shorter"

were shorter: Indicates that individuals or objects in the past had a lesser height or length compared to the present or to other subjects

How to use "were shorter" in a sentence

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were shorter
Those lists were shorter than in previous sessions.
I have had books on tape that were shorter.
If another path were shorter than my solution.
My scientist parents found that my telomeres were shorter than usual.
People were shorter in olden days.
I would found him attractive if he were shorter by this much.
The days were shorter and warmer.
I have always preferred girls who were shorter than me.
You were shorter than me and bad at your studies.
Your daughters were shorter than you.
Tillers were shorter in plants burned in late winter than in plants burned in fall.
I also noticed they were shorter than me.
Their legs were shorter in relation to their body length.
And the trains were shorter.
Then there were shorter news items and correspondence.

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And the queues were shorter.
Posts were shorter and more frequent.
I have dated several gentlemen who were shorter than average.
You were shorter then.
I thought you only dated girls who were shorter than you.
His steps were shorter and faster.
This situation could be substantially improved if working hours were shorter and arranged more flexiby.
Military tunics were shorter than the ones worn by civilians.
The puffiness in her fingers and toes gave off an impression that they were shorter.
None of these tables were shorter than two meters high.
The teeth had sharply pointed crowns and triangular roots that were shorter than the crowns.
The hours were shorter too.
It was late Fall and the days were shorter.
The other four responses were shorter and in part very general.
They were shorter and thinner than the corresponding spikes of Styracosaurus.
Maybe you were shorter.
The pants were shorter and long sweaters were often worn over skirts.
The styles were shorter.
These were shorter and lighter than The Rambler and ran weekly for two years.
The sleeves were shorter.
We were shorter.
His letters were shorter.
The styles were shorter I bet you have forgotten our first meeting I have not.
He wishes he were shorter.
The fore legs were shorter and less heavily built than the hind legs.
These reptiles had long teeth and the back teeth were shorter than the front teeth.
They were shorter.
Some episodes were longer, and a few were shorter.
Shorts were shorter.
Way back in history, people were shorter.
Both of these creatures were shorter and stockier than modern elephants.
In addition, the books that he was reading were shorter ones.
The petiole lengths were shorter in northern genotypes than in southern genotypes.
Last time we were here, you were shorter.
The upper two stories were shorter because of the absence of supporting pillars.

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