fall short of

Example Sentences

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As fate would have it, playing alongside his own captain in Tom Latham some 17 years later, Conway on Thursday etched his name on to that record list, but fell short of unseating his hero.

From Barron's

Katherine Chapman, director of the Living Wage Foundation, welcomed the increase, but said it still fell short of covering the cost of living.

From BBC

Those commitments would fall short of a European-led “reassurance force” stationed within the country to deter further Russian attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its defense agreement fell short of the ironclad mutual-defense pact it wants.

From The Wall Street Journal

Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 2022, but its attacks fell short of some main targets and lost momentum by July.

From Seattle Times