cut short

idiom

: to end (something) earlier than expected

We had to cut our vacation short.

The speech was cut short.

Examples of cut short in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But his career was cut short when he was sentenced to 14 years in prison in 2012 after being caught with three guns in his car, two of which were stolen. —

Bruce Haring, Deadline, 4 July 2024 Meyer averaged about nine minutes a game last season at the NHL level and had what otherwise could have been his longest stint yet cut short by an oblique injury. —

Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 3 July 2024 But Smith’s year was cut short last season after suffering a season-ending ACL injury in his right knee during a Nov. 22 win over the Cavaliers in Cleveland. —

Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 July 2024 Spencer and Fry honeymooned in Honduras, but the trip was unfortunately cut short due to an experience with homophobia. —

Emma Kershaw, Peoplemag, 30 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for cut short

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