How to Use shortcut in a Sentence
shortcut
noun
- Let's take the shortcut through the woods.
- We took a shortcut home.
- I used a shortcut to calculate the total weight.
- Mistakes were made because too many shortcuts were taken.
- There are no shortcuts to learning another language.
- Wait, I know a shortcut. Turn left here.
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Click on the three lines in the bottom right corner to bring up the shortcuts menu.
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Kim Komando,
USA TODAY,
13 July 2023
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Check the Deepest Discounts page for a shortcut to the best deals.
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Nicola Fumo,
Peoplemag,
18 Aug. 2023
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There was no back door, no shortcut, to the knockout rounds.
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Rory Smith,
New York Times,
29 Nov. 2022
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This is a shortcut for many novice sellers to get a head start.
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Yec,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2023
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If that shortcut is a game changer for you, by all means.
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Emma Laperruque,
Bon Appétit,
14 Oct. 2022
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Next, open the iPhone Shortcuts app and tap the plus sign in the top right corner to create a new shortcut.
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Tatum Hunter,
Washington Post,
3 May 2023
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The shortcut version was lighter, brighter and more fragrant.
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Melissa Clark,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2024
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The White House may be tempted to address the problem with shortcuts.
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Rebeccah L. Heinrichs,
WSJ,
2 Jan. 2024
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Canned pork and beans: This is our shortcut to fast, homemade baked beans.
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Southern Living Test Kitchen,
Southern Living,
21 June 2023
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Foolish, too, not to take the shortcut through the dining hall, which was empty at this hour.
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Christian Wiman,
Harper’s Magazine ,
14 Dec. 2022
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With that, the shortcut should be faster and less prone to strange compositing errors.
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José Adorno,
BGR,
8 Nov. 2022
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The portal is not, however, a shortcut for the rest of the recruiting process.
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Tom Schad,
USA TODAY,
15 Dec. 2022
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Even with the shortcut, the usual two-minute trip from drop-offs to arrivals took about 14 minutes.
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Daniel Kool,
BostonGlobe.com,
11 July 2023
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Pierogies are a great shortcut item that can be found in the freezer section of the grocery store.
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Christopher Michel,
Country Living,
23 Jan. 2023
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McKeon took a shortcut to beat him to the porch, where Jackie was sitting.
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Kate Storey,
Town & Country,
4 July 2023
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The rest of her journey, a couple of blocks and a shortcut through the Jeremiah Burke High School parking lot, was on foot.
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Robert Weisman,
BostonGlobe.com,
25 Mar. 2023
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The shortcut also shows a device’s status, such as how many lights are on and the current temp.
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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy,
The Verge,
1 Dec. 2023
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As proven by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen for more than a decade, trench coats are a genius shortcut to style.
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Natalie Alcala,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Jan. 2023
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Visitors had been taking a shortcut from the creek path up the hill to the tennis courts, and a faint dirt trail had formed on the hillside.
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Steve Gardiner,
The Christian Science Monitor,
11 Jan. 2023
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If there were a shortcut, the school’s doyennes probably would’ve figured it out by now.
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Inkoo Kang,
Washington Post,
20 Sep. 2022
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There’s now a genius and easy-to-add shortcut to make Siri do it for it, totally hands-free!
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Jennifer Jolly,
USA TODAY,
16 Mar. 2023
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Our recipe testers loved how easy this pie was to assemble thanks to just a couple shortcuts.
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Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Feb. 2024
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Players can block each other, take shortcuts, and make risky moves that may or may not pay off in the hopes of being the first to the legendary city.
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Eric Yurko,
Popular Mechanics,
9 July 2023
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When you’re done, your shortcut should look exactly like the screenshot above.
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Maren Estrada,
BGR,
24 Sep. 2022
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