abridged

Example Sentences

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Legalized abortion did not compel a single woman to have an abortion she didn’t want, so no religious freedoms were abridged.

From Washington Post

This abridged timeline led The Financial Times to declare that the show “pulls off the unusual feat of feeling simultaneously premature and dated.”

From New York Times

In fitting the Battle of the Alamo into one abridged paragraph, the pamphlet's authors appear to acknowledge the recent efforts to reexamine the historic event.

From Salon

That 1993 general election was held in early June, less than two months after the April primary — an abridged spring schedule that had long been the norm for L.A. elections.

From Los Angeles Times

The next day she spoke to Insp Christian Duree and provided an "abridged version" of events, not mentioning that she went into the cubicle to adjust her bra, she said.

From BBC