Example Sentences

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The cycles of our obsession are shortening, after all.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

A second factor may be that investment horizons are shortening.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025

“If we are shortening how many weeks we have, or shortening the hours in the space to play, absolutely less creative things are going to come out of that.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2022

"Turkish people are trying to come on holiday. They use credit cards, or pay in instalments, or are shortening their planned holidays, to make it affordable for them."

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2022

But the last leaves are falling, the days are shortening.

From Vanishing Roads and Other Essays by Le Gallienne, Richard