short cut

Example Sentences

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“But people use that road as a short cut and they’re accustomed to zipping through there. We’re letting people know they need to slow down.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

Former Attorney General Dominic Grieve told the BBC such a move was "a short cut", which "may leave some people dissatisfied that they haven't really been fully exonerated".

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2024

“There are times when people react and think that government actions can be a short cut to getting things done,” he said.

From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2023

In Season 1, Hopper realizes he's been chasing the wrong kid the entire time — both Will and El had short cut hair and witness descriptions of either kid could easily describe the other.

From Salon • Jul. 5, 2022

"Haven't we been coming a shorter way? Didn't that Raven friend of yours say this was a short cut, Shasta?"

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis