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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This storyline follows Aaron Hernandez, the NFL tight end who appeared to be on a straight path to the Hall of Fame when his career was cut short by a murder conviction and a one-way ticket to a maximum-security prison in Massachusetts.
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Emiliana Betancourt, Variety, 18 Sep. 2024
When Abloh died, he was eulogized as part of a line of Black artists—including Lorraine Hansberry, Audre Lorde, and Chadwick Boseman—whose lives were cut short by illness.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
Since the beginning of his re-election campaign (which was cut short in July), Biden has been trying to convince voters that even though prices are still high, this is all a part of a cycle.
—Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Sep. 2024
Though his term was cut short after his 1963 assassination, Kennedy's political legacy lives on through his only grandson, Jack Schlossberg.
—Diane J. Cho, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2024
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Emiliana Betancourt, Variety, 18 Sep. 2024
When Abloh died, he was eulogized as part of a line of Black artists—including Lorraine Hansberry, Audre Lorde, and Chadwick Boseman—whose lives were cut short by illness.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
Since the beginning of his re-election campaign (which was cut short in July), Biden has been trying to convince voters that even though prices are still high, this is all a part of a cycle.
—Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Sep. 2024
Though his term was cut short after his 1963 assassination, Kennedy's political legacy lives on through his only grandson, Jack Schlossberg.
—Diane J. Cho, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Cut short.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20short. Accessed 23 Sep. 2024.
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