cut short
Example Sentences
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She says the royals remain "highly vulnerable" to anything that evokes the story of a "beautiful princess whose life was cut short in such tragic and ambiguous circumstances".
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
In June, Black appeared for questioning by the committee but the session was cut short when he left abruptly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Although his rock career was cut short — he didn’t have the chops to play metal songs on bass — it flipped a switch for a young Díaz.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
"It was tragic," said Nasir, who had already witnessed the pain his 15-year-old went through when her education was cut short.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
In the summer of 1964, Daniel Ellsberg was thirty-three, lean and fit, with blue eyes and brown hair cut short.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
