cut short
idiom
: to end (something) earlier than expected
We had to cut our vacation short.
The speech was cut short.
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The papers — this one and every other one — are littered with stories of pain and sorrow, of death and of lives cut short.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2025
The efforts to cut short that shadow have been many and multifarious.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Coulibaly’s rookie season was cut short by a season-ending injury.
—Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Pitt stars as Sonny Hayes, a once-promising driver whose career was cut short in the ‘90s.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 13 Mar. 2025
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2025
The efforts to cut short that shadow have been many and multifarious.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Coulibaly’s rookie season was cut short by a season-ending injury.
—Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Pitt stars as Sonny Hayes, a once-promising driver whose career was cut short in the ‘90s.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Cut short.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20short. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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