How to Use short run in a Sentence

short run

noun
  • The shortest runs can be the best runs: The best 3.1 miles of the year?
    Greg Borowski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2018
  • That led to a short run in the pros with the Kansas City Chiefs.
    Dion Lefler, kansascity, 13 Oct. 2017
  • The new rules will not save any money in the short run.
    The Economist, 11 Jan. 2020
  • The gap, small in the short run, grows wider with each passing year.
    The Economist, 28 Mar. 2018
  • The third came on a short run in the fourth quarter that put St. Paul's ahead.
    Travis Connelley, NOLA.com, 21 Oct. 2017
  • In fact, the supply of food was not a problem in the short run.
    Nan Randall, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2018
  • Coal projects are a surefire way to boost jobs in the short run.
    Naomi Xu Elegant, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2020
  • Garfield had stopped three short runs up the middle near the goal line.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2023
  • But Lam's move, in the short run, takes the issue off the table for now.
    Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY, 15 June 2019
  • The problem for Democrats is that voters live — and vote — in the short run.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Oct. 2022
  • For a shorter run in the city, embark on the 5-mile loop of False Creek.
    Destination Canada, Bon Appetit, 19 Mar. 2018
  • That's a bad idea in the short run for Europe and in the long run for Russia.
    David A. Andelman, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022
  • In the short run, the shortage will drive up parking prices.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2022
  • First, of course, there's a need to support the economy in the short run.
    William Pesek, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021
  • But in the short run, the upgrade won’t do a thing to ease the nation’s cargo crunch.
    BostonGlobe.com, 1 Oct. 2021
  • In the short run, this will cause blocks to be produced more quickly.
    Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 26 Dec. 2020
  • This is bad for stability in the short run and bad for growth in the long run.
    Alexander William Salter, National Review, 28 Sep. 2020
  • All of a sudden, at least in the short run, the Guardians' outfield has some answers.
    Ryan Lewis, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2022
  • In the short run, the war clearly cost the world some of its focus on the climate crisis.
    Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Cast and crew members detailed to NBC News the cascade of events that led to the show's short run.
    Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Jalen Hurts crossed the plane first on another short run to go up 7-0.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Roh was hurt late in the Nov. 18 win over Air Force, trying to get into the end zone on a short run.
    Dave Southorn, idahostatesman, 13 Dec. 2017
  • But a short run and two more incompletions brought the punt team back on the field.
    Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 16 Sep. 2023
  • In the short run, supply and demand depend on the balance of fear and greed.
    James MacKintosh, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Ubogagu had a short run up to the ball and hit a low shot into the right corner, giving the Pride the lead.
    Luis Torres, Pro Soccer USA, 23 June 2019
  • Jakob Pettijohn scored on a pair of short runs for Saguaro.
    azcentral, 18 Oct. 2019
  • Breaking from the gate clean is key when a short run won't allow the horse to overcome a bad start.
    Fletcher Page, The Courier-Journal, 6 June 2018
  • For the short run between Klawock and Ketchikan, that's not as much of an issue.
    Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Mar. 2018
  • And then Skating With the Stars arrived, and despite its short run, turned out to not be so bad.
    Ew Staff Updated, EW.com, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Ripley may have had a short run, but its legacy will live on thanks to the 76th annual Emmy Awards.
    Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024

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