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when I was just a shorty
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The Panthers, meanwhile, allowed four goals on 20 chances to the Bolts and scored just three goals on 13 chances on the power play while coughing up a shorty.
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Stephen Conroy, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2024
Nothing pokes a team in the eyes like giving up a shorty.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2023
After DeBrusk’s go-ahead shorty, Matthew Tkachuk had space 27 seconds later to stuff his second of the night past Ullmark (5-5 at 10:49).
—Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2023
Casas highlighted a four-run third inning with a relative shorty — a 377-foot, two-run blast to right — then capped the scoring for the visitors with another two-run home run to right.
—BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2021
On Nosek’s spectacular shorty, the Bruins took advantage of a Patrick Kane giveaway.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2023
Ducks end an 0-9 shooting slump to start the third on a shorty by Kyei.
—oregonlive, 29 Jan. 2023
Brkic then went on to miss a shorty in the 4th quarter, a 31-yarder that went well left and allowed Tulane to hang around for a little while longer.
—R.j. Coyle, Dallas News, 5 Sep. 2021
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Stephen Conroy, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2024
Nothing pokes a team in the eyes like giving up a shorty.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2023
After DeBrusk’s go-ahead shorty, Matthew Tkachuk had space 27 seconds later to stuff his second of the night past Ullmark (5-5 at 10:49).
—Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2023
Casas highlighted a four-run third inning with a relative shorty — a 377-foot, two-run blast to right — then capped the scoring for the visitors with another two-run home run to right.
—BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2021
On Nosek’s spectacular shorty, the Bruins took advantage of a Patrick Kane giveaway.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2023
Ducks end an 0-9 shooting slump to start the third on a shorty by Kyei.
—oregonlive, 29 Jan. 2023
Brkic then went on to miss a shorty in the 4th quarter, a 31-yarder that went well left and allowed Tulane to hang around for a little while longer.
—R.j. Coyle, Dallas News, 5 Sep. 2021
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“Shorty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shorty. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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