shorthanded

adjective

short·hand·ed ˌshȯrt-ˈhan-dəd

: having, working with, or done with fewer than the regular or necessary number of people

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On the power play with a chance to take the lead, the Sharks instead gave up a shorthanded goal to Joel Armia with 4:04 left in regulation time in a 4-3 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. —

Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025 The shorthanded Nets hit the road and played three strong quarters of basketball in Denver on Friday, but Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets unleashed an offensive avalanche in the third quarter that ultimately led to a 124-105 loss. —

C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025 On Wednesday, Porzingis looked all the way back and then some, delivering one of his finest offensive outings in a Boston uniform in a 122-100 rout of the shorthanded Chicago Bulls. —

Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 30 Jan. 2025 There were even people in the organization a little annoyed that the front office didn’t get him to Minnesota in time for that shorthanded game against the Timberwolves to close the previous road trip. —

Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for shorthanded