How to Use shorten in a Sentence

shorten

verb

• He had to shorten the speech.
• Both of their styles will chew the clock and shorten this game.
  — Doug Ziefel, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2022
• The strength of the glue or even your skin type, as oily skin can break down the glue and shorten the hold.
  — Jazmine Boutte, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2024
• By the end, he’s called Grand Elf, and shortens it to Gandalf.
  — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
• McCormick shortened the name to just Pumpkin Spice in the 1960s.
  — Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2024
• The move is clearly meant to shorten the show, which is scheduled to run for three hours.
  — oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2022
• The chart above shows every single draft pick in the NBA since 1989, the year that the draft was shortened to just two rounds.
  — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 27 June 2024
• Now, the asteroid’s 3.3-year trip around the sun has been shortened by about 24 days.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 6 July 2024
• This gives you more room for games and will shorten game loading times.
  — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 8 July 2022
• The next best thing is to solidify your bullpen and shorten the game.
  — New York Times, 21 Mar. 2022
• This drives the hot end against the block, enlarging it, and shortening the metal in the process.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2023
• Bergeron shortened that phrase to Mai Tai, and the rest is history.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2023
• The central pendant can be removed and worn as a brooch, the necklace shortened and worn as a bracelet.
  — Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
• At that point, rotations had been shortened from three months to 45 days because of the high risk.
  — Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
• But the idea of an over-the-counter way to shorten the misery of a common cold has proved wildly popular.
  — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
• To fry the wonton wrappers, cut the squares into ½-inch strips, then cut those strips in half crosswise to shorten them.
  — Eric Kim, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2023
• With Defy, the chain is looking to shorten the process to 2 minutes or less thanks to the multiple drive-thru lanes.
  — Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 7 June 2022
• And a longer status report as of late has shortened the number of available players for the team.
  — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 22 June 2024
• The offense will have to lean on its explosive and consistent run game to score points and shorten the game.
  — Lance Reisland, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2022
• The most aggressive way to shorten a battery’s life is to charge it very quickly.
  — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 13 May 2022
• Last season was shortened by the actors' and writers' strikes last year.
  — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
• Music may offer catharsis of all kinds, but sweet sounds won’t shorten the long road ahead.
  — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2022
• Julie’s seven-year sentence, on the other hand, was shortened by 14 months.
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
• Almost every disable in the game has also been shortened to quicken up the pace of fights.
  — Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
• Zoom out: Like Philly, some neighboring states have shortened school days — and even school years in response to heat.
  — Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
• It was shortened to La Mesa when a post office was established in 1891.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2023
• Banks’ decision to shorten the grace period comes as the incidence of check fraud grows in the U.S.
  — Alana Semuels, TIME, 13 June 2024
• Running 8 volts through 6-volt components will put some stress on them and might shorten their lives a bit.
  — Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2022
• To shorten your cooking time, remove a bag of frozen chicken the night before and allow to defrost in the fridge overnight.
  — Robin Miller, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2022
• For instance, Alinta can shorten to Lin while a baby named Dianella can be called Ella for short.
  — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 2 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024