short shrift
Example Sentences
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This gives short shrift to the foundational curriculum in genetics, biochemistry, biostatistics and epidemiology.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
The EU were given short shrift by major producers.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025
Instead of the typical rock-star tale that relives the glory days and gives short shrift to the rest, the former Black Sabbath frontman chose to lay bare his recent medical struggles in grisly detail.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
It’s an evocative through line, to be sure, but it’s given short shrift, and doesn’t end up having the emotional or political impact that it might have.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025
Unlike Joan, Bobby seemed to have little interest in school, and whenever Regina helped him with his homework he typically gave it short shrift, impatient to go back to chess.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
