shortest

Example Sentences

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He is the shortest starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Greenland is on the shortest route for missiles between Russia and the United States.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The time the Artemis II crew have spent up there will be amongst the shortest.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Dubai crude, which is in shortest supply, already topped $150 last week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The advice to omit needless words should not be confused with the puritanical edict that all writers must pare every sentence down to the shortest, leanest, most abstemious version possible.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker