foreshortened
- past participle of foreshorten.
- past tense form of foreshorten.
Example Sentences
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She has foreshortened arms and legs, with one digit on each hand.
From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025
The camera lens peeks out in a recognizable way right above the palm, and the foreshortened size isn’t obvious at first.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2025
Until they realize that living together, as messy as it is likely to be, is far preferable to the existential fear of foreshortened, forestalled and anxiety-filled lives recycled forever.
From Salon • Jan. 1, 2024
The exception is Tom Sliter’s intimate close-up of two skaters’ feet and ankles, in which only foreshortened shadows disclose the existence of the full bodies beyond the frame.
From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2023
Her foreshortened figure rushed away from him; the diminishing square of the roof seemed to be falling through the darkness.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
