How to Use stop short in a Sentence
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Note that the slots in the drawer faces stop short of the top edge.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 8 Aug. 2020
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To get nice, distinct marbling, stop short of over-swirling the batter.
—Zoë François, WSJ, 10 July 2021
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It Hillard hit a wall, turning a sure first down just on momentum into a stop short of the first down.
—Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 2 Jan. 2022
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Ekeler had intended to stop short of the goal line to let the clock run down and set the Chargers up with a short field goal to win on the game’s last play.
—Tim Bielik, cleveland, 10 Oct. 2021
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But the measure would stop short of granting the workers full rights as employees.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2021
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The judge could stop short of that, however, and issue a cap on detainees or mandate other ways to take the pressure off the island.
—Max Rivlin-Nadler, Curbed, 8 Feb. 2022
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The idea is to approach maximal effort with the single-leg hold, but stop short of complete failure.
—Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 21 May 2020
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Those policies are nonbinding and don’t have the force of law, and even those limits stop short of what experts recommend.
—NBC News, 28 Apr. 2022
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Lux’s improved numbers still stop short of spectacular, with only one home run and five RBIs so far.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2022
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But the rivalry should stop short of one school making a move that financially ruins the other.
—Bill Oram, oregonlive, 3 Aug. 2023
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These measures stop short of prohibiting all citizens from using the app.
—Erin Mulvaney, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2022
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Borrell, said the EU would open a channel of communication with the Taliban but stop short of recognition.
—Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 20 Aug. 2021
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The judge did, however, stop short of issuing a warrant for Jones' arrest, which the plaintiffs had requested.
—Sonia Moghe, CNN, 30 Mar. 2022
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Fortunately, in Kim’s vision the algorithms self-correct and stop short of killing all people.
—Khari Johnson, WIRED, 3 Mar. 2023
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To hold otherwise — to claim the West should stop short of joining the fight, when that might be the only thing compatible with fulfilling the commandment — sounds appalling.
—Damon Linker, The Week, 3 Mar. 2022
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Beijing’s swift and strict containment drive has so far allowed the city of 21 million people to stop short of a full-scale lockdown like the one that immobilized Shanghai.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2022
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To cut corners, some installers will stop short, leaving a small gap of unprotected paint (and an unsightly line).
—Michael Harley, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
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Tanaka and his coauthors stop short of asserting that this experiment proves that the illusion works exactly the same way in humans and in flies.
—Grace Huckins, Wired, 28 Aug. 2020
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Both also stop short of making the restrictions mandatory.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2020
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These efforts, which stop short of approving foreign vaccines, are an attempt to keep the virus from overwhelming a health-care system ill-prepared for a flood of very sick covid patients.
—Vic Chiang, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2022
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Whether the committee would recommend impeachment, or stop short of doing so, remained an open question.
—David Montgomery, New York Times, 24 May 2023
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Employers also might keep it simple and strongly encourage the vaccine, but stop short of requiring it.
—Lila MacLellan, Quartz at Work, 16 Dec. 2020
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Musk could stop short of requiring identification but require that users use their real names.
—Brian Fung, CNN, 28 Apr. 2022
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The images—which have only been available in high resolution in recent years—stop short of revealing an exploding volcano, but show a one square mile vent that changes shape over eight months.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2023
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Unlike with previous authorizations, the FDA is expected to stop short of a full recommendation, meaning the option would be open for people who want the shot.
—Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg.com, 26 Mar. 2022
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Boost-glide weapons launch like ballistic missiles, but stop short of temporarily entering low-Earth orbit.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 Apr. 2023
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Health officials are expected to stop short of recommending the second booster.
—Harold Maass, The Week, 30 Mar. 2022
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Messi did however stop short of fully endorsing the country as a destination.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 19 June 2023
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The Chiefs have made efforts to address concerns about cultural insensitivities going back a decade but always stop short of altering their name or fan-favorite gestures and chants.
—Dave Skretta, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2023
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The guidelines stop short of two key recommendations from scientists advising the government.
—Carla Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Dec. 2020
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