short time
Example Sentences
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“Of course the industry will boom in a very short time, but it will also lead to a price war,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Because it survives for only a short time, unusually large amounts of formaldehyde can act as a chemical fingerprint showing that methane destruction is actively taking place.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
In a villa on the Bay of Naples, a dying general and statesman, only 50 years old, begins to record his extraordinarily eventful life in the short time left to him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The short time frame would allow for little public debate of a bill filed this week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
A short time later I saw in the distance the light from a headlamp bobbing along.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
