How to Use short run in a Sentence

short run

noun
  • Garfield had stopped three short runs up the middle near the goal line.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2023
  • The problem for Democrats is that voters live — and vote — in the short run.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Oct. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The Knik musher has kept them to short runs, rather than pushing them to six- or eight-hour chunks at a time.
    Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The state's mask mandate will remain in place at least in the short run, Gov. Gavin Newsom said.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Many folks swear by a quick yoga session or a short run.
    Yec, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
  • But in the short run, anything can happen — and often does.
    Allan Sloan, Washington Post, 15 June 2022
  • The band has a short run of North American dates scheduled for the summer.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2023
  • After a rain spell, expect to see a short run of dry weather.
    Mike Rose, cleveland, 12 Apr. 2021
  • The issue comes on the heels of other stumbles in Blackwell’s short run for the office.
    Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland, 3 Feb. 2022
  • After a short run, a holding call put the Bulldogs well behind the chains.
    Akeem Glaspie, The Courier-Journal, 1 Oct. 2022
  • This might not significantly change oil prices in the short run, and won’t change them in the long run.
    Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2022
  • In the short run, the consensus is that the high price of natural gas will cause a surge in coal usage.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2022
  • Gasoline, at least in the short run, is very inelastic.
    Ike Morgan | Imorgan@al.com, al, 9 June 2022
  • The effects are also likely to be damped in the short run by the red-hot housing market.
    Andrew Ackerman, WSJ, 18 June 2021
  • After a bit more rain on Friday, get ready for a short run of dry weather.
    Mike Rose, cleveland, 7 July 2022
  • The Circle’s short run so far feels like the game is still trying to figure itself out.
    Kristen Reid, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Rechichar said her company is taking a loss in the short run to not scare away customers.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Junior Connor Gingg helped set the tone early for the host team with a short run into the end zone on the first possession of the game.
    The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2021
  • The Wolverines drove 53 yards on their first possession and scored on Sheppard’s short run.
    Craig Clary, Baltimore Sun, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Williams, the second-string running back, was hurt just before halftime on a short run.
    Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 13 Nov. 2021

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