come up short
Example Sentences
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Even in years with decent snow, streamflow has come up short.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
But Bazinet said he believes that Netflix will come up short and will likely land closer to $9 billion by 2030.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
“It’s an opposition that he sees as unimpressive and having come up short, so why would you just turn it over to them?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026
For all the twists and turns, the only consistency was an ability to come up short until the Europa League was won.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025
“He’s dying for the bread order to come up short, you know. You should throw a roll in the trash one day, just to make him happy.”
From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead
