cut short
idiom
: to end (something) earlier than expected
We had to cut our vacation short.
The speech was cut short.
Examples of cut short in a Sentence
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Malaysia’s Good Vibes Festival will return this summer following an incident last year when the event was cut short during The 1975‘s headlining set.
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024
The turmoil has added another complicated layer to graduation for students, many of whom had their high school senior-year celebrations abruptly cut short by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.
—Ryan Patrick Hooper, New York Times, 4 May 2024
The actor said having his Hollywood career cut short had hit him financially.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2024
Thirteen Acalanes swimmers had their seasons cut short after the Lafayette school’s coach did not properly register them through an electronic form for this weekend’s North Coast Section championships.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
Convicted almost decade after first mistrial Holton’s first trial in 2015 was cut short after jurors learned from a witness that he was wanted by police for a separate crime.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith reportedly walked out of the room and the set was allegedly cut short after just 10 minutes.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
An Arizona man's departure from a downtown parking garage was cut short after two people allegedly hurled a fire extinguisher from their rooftop, injuring him.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 13 Apr. 2024
On a Friday in March, Kill’s team went for drinks in Hoxton, a trendy enclave in London’s east, only to find their evening cut short when everything shut around midnight.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024
The turmoil has added another complicated layer to graduation for students, many of whom had their high school senior-year celebrations abruptly cut short by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.
—Ryan Patrick Hooper, New York Times, 4 May 2024
The actor said having his Hollywood career cut short had hit him financially.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2024
Thirteen Acalanes swimmers had their seasons cut short after the Lafayette school’s coach did not properly register them through an electronic form for this weekend’s North Coast Section championships.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
Convicted almost decade after first mistrial Holton’s first trial in 2015 was cut short after jurors learned from a witness that he was wanted by police for a separate crime.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith reportedly walked out of the room and the set was allegedly cut short after just 10 minutes.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
An Arizona man's departure from a downtown parking garage was cut short after two people allegedly hurled a fire extinguisher from their rooftop, injuring him.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 13 Apr. 2024
On a Friday in March, Kill’s team went for drinks in Hoxton, a trendy enclave in London’s east, only to find their evening cut short when everything shut around midnight.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
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“Cut short.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20short. Accessed 12 May. 2024.
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