Example Sentences

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Oie, the Chino Hills real estate agent representing the Szemereis, said such listing websites were shortening time-on-market before the pandemic, allowing buyers to come to a viewing much more prepared and ready to bid.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2021

He also told participants about topics he had left off the agenda because the late starts were shortening their discussion time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2015

The days were shortening into winter, and dusk came soon.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

The days were shortening sensibly and fast, and no time was to be lost, the distance being so great as to make two trips a day a matter of great labour.

From The Sea Lions The Lost Sealers by Cooper, James Fenimore

The days were shortening to their darkest by now.

From Tom Tufton's Travels by Everett-Green, Evelyn