shortcut

Example Sentences

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For more than 40 years, train passengers arriving into Aberdeen looking for a shortcut into the city centre have faced a notoriously tiring 32-step climb.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Parents can manage quiet hours and an approved contacts list from an app, and turn on a shortcut for emergency services.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

What emerges isn’t a shortcut so much as a shift in architecture.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

From the parents’ perspective, they worked 40-plus years, sacrificed, saved 15% of every paycheck, and now their kids want a shortcut.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

I can’t wait to get back to my room and fill up the bathtub so I take a shortcut through Momingside Park.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García