- plural of shortcoming.
shortcomings
Example Sentences
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But two shortcomings must be noted, because they prevent a very good building from being a great one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
It also pointed to shortcomings on the part of the cargo ship.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
“The End of Oak Street” has everything a viewer could want — especially a viewer fatigued by the Hollywood sequel system and all its shortcomings.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
The results suggest that combining pollen from different plants and then processing it through nurse bees may allow honeybee colonies to compensate for the nutritional shortcomings of individual pollen sources.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
And Denman, to his credit, was ultimately willing to acknowledge his shortcomings when they arrived on the slopes of the mountain and reality stared him in the face.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
