short cut

Example Sentences

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Taking a short cut on the long walk to school, she stumbles on a pond in a wooded area.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

Soon he was getting frustrated as his progress began to slow and so started buying boxes as a "short cut" to level-up his character.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2023

“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

Knowing that the road was forbidden to him, because of his poor sight and habit of walking stolidly in the middle, he had found a short cut across the intervening fields.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford