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 • Oct. 2, 2023
“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 • Aug. 21, 2023
"To make a long story short, everyone loved the smoked turkey, and I am now responsible for the one-and-only turkey each year," Hill adds.
From Fox News • Nov. 21, 2021
In this case, to make a long story short, the Hudson River waterfront park needed to replace a pier where it once raised money with events.
From Slate • Jun. 7, 2021
To make a long story short, we won the same rights that the demon citizens had in rebuilding on their old sites.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
