make a long story short

Example Sentences

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To make a long story short, in this book Lewis doesn’t exercise any.

From Los Angeles Times

“To make a long story short, I almost lost my wife, my ‘67 Corvette, and my cat,” he continued.

From Washington Times

“To make a long story short, I almost lost my wife, my ’67 Corvette, and my cat,” Mr. Biden said with a chuckle.

From Washington Times

“To make a long story short,” she said, “it was not cool at all.”

From New York Times

I felt total sympathy for the Ukrainian journalist who plaintively asked at the news conference: “Can we make a long story short and give Ukraine all capabilities it needs and liberate all territories sooner rather than later?”

From Seattle Times