Example Sentences

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Its speed and success caused her to wonder whether greater engagement on her part might have short-circuited years of distress.

From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2021

Whoever is out there will be tasked with cleaning up some of the mistakes that have short-circuited drives.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2021

So when he renamed it the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement — or U.S.M.C.A. — this week, he may have short-circuited attempts to criticize the new deal.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2018

Early reviews, though, indicate that the blender may have short-circuited.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2015

The Lotus Casino seemed to have short-circuited my memory.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan