Thesaurus / fall short

fall short

synonyms for fall short

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Do not the widow's tears run down the cheek, and her cry against him that causeth them to fall?

Sometimes the stems are quite bare; on other occasions they are partly branched; in any case the branches are short.

Many of their cannon balls that fell far short of us, were collected and returned to them with powerful effect.

He was tall and of familiar figure, and the firelight was playing in the tossed curls of his short, fair hair.

THE BONDBOYGEORGE W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) OGDEN

They are ovoid in shape, and lie in pairs, end to end, often forming short chains.

The left heel followed like lightning, and the right paw also slipped, letting the bear again fall heavily on the ice below.

As the window dropped, Ripperda saw the wounded postilion fall on the neck of his horse.

It mounted straight as a plume for a little way, until it met the cool air of evening which was beginning to fall.

THE BONDBOYGEORGE W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) OGDEN

And since he was a very fast runner—for short distances—he met Grandfather Mole just as the old chap was crawling up the bank.

Poindexter ordered his men to fall in, and they followed Porter, but at a more leisurely gait.

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OCTOBER 26, 1985