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

Mike McKie, of Bayleaf, a firm of "specialists in royal honours", says his service provides "administration and not a short cut" for awards, aimed at busy people with too little time for the honours process.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 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

‘I suppose we haven’t lost more than two days by my short cut through the Forest! But perhaps the delay will prove useful — it may have put them off our trail.’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien