Example Sentences

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“I think we came out flying in the first period. I thought we played a decent period. The shortie could have killed us, a soft play,” Flames coach Darryl Sutter said.

From Washington Times • Apr. 9, 2023

You may think they are taking the biscuit but scientists in Cardiff tested the Hobnob-style, digestive, shortie and rich tea in a biscuit comparative study.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2022

Forecasters said Teresa was located about 150 miles north-northwest of Bermuda on Saturday morning and will likely be the ninth "shortie" of the hurricane season.

From Fox News • Sep. 25, 2021

The yellow shortie coat with the lopsided hem I crafted when I was 12?

From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2013

She pulled out the box of Con Brios, a smaller package of Van Raalte gloves, and another containing her fawn-trimmed-in-sea- foam shortie nightgown.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison