How to Use short of in a Sentence

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• And the yes vote in the new poll, though short of 50%, was well ahead of the no.
  — Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
• None will escape for the Bible says that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
  — The Rev. Mike Taylor, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 8 Aug. 2020
• And there’s no easy way out, short of some smart lifestyle changes.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 25 Apr. 2024
• The Cardinals fell short of the feat last year but made a fifth straight Elite Eight.
  — Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024
• For the first time in more than 20 years, the Air Force could fall short of its recruitment goal.
  — Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Mar. 2023
• Grichuk finished a single short of the cycle, and Carroll was a homer shy of the feat.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
• In the eyes of the world, DeVito is a clown, just short of having a Bozo nose.
  — Trish Deitch, Variety, 2 Nov. 2023
• This frozen desserts shop across the street from The Galleria mall lasted a few weeks short of a year.
  — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
• But in practice, says Estes, the sentence is likely to fall far short of that mark.
  — WIRED, 3 Nov. 2023
• That would leave Mundt 20 signatures short of the threshold to be on the ballot.
  — Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2024
• Durbin said Monday that the code appears to fall short of what is needed.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Nov. 2023
• The section came up short of its record number of place-winners.
  — Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
• The extension was short of a deal and a strike is still possible.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Sep. 2023
• Not a lot of hotel rooms or rental cars were needed for that short of a commute.
  — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
• And while new calves are being born each year, birth rates are still falling short of past trends.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
• Her fourth homer of the season was a no-doubter as the ball landed landed short of the parking lot past left field.
  — Ethan Westerman, arkansasonline.com, 6 Apr. 2024
• But the Fed is still many steps short of declaring victory.
  — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
• But the state has fallen far short of its waste reduction goals.
  — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
• The leaders then pitted just short of Lap 200, setting up the final sprint to the finish.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 23 July 2023
• McDaniel scored 19, one short of his career high, including 13 in the first half to keep the Wolverines in the game.
  — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 18 Mar. 2023
• Fain said that's far short of what the company committed to in the contract.
  — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 18 Sep. 2024
• For the Celtics, Tatum finished just short of a triple-double with 26 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2024
• But more than seven years in, that effort is falling far short of its goals.
  — Jeneen Interlandi, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2023
• This time, just three votes short of the majority needed to pass.
  — Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 13 May 2024
• The Serbian's win on Sunday earned him another year that was just short of a Grand Slam.
  — Claire Cardona, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2023
• With the count at three balls, two strikes, the lefty Heyse smashed a low fastball just short of the right field fence 325 feet away, far enough for an extra-base hit.
  — Bob Davis, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2023
• That is short of the key figure of 68 seats needed for a majority in the chamber.
  — Joseph Wilson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2024
• Two months later, the Senate fell short of the two-thirds vote needed to remove him from office.
  — USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
• Hoback has a mild, easygoing presence, and his confidence stops well short of hubris.
  — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024
• Wells Fargo analysts led by Colin Langan wrote in a Friday note that the event succeeded in stirring up hype but was short of substance.
  — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 1 Nov 2024