How to Use short time in a Sentence

short time

noun
  • Plus, most small plants can thrive in one—at least for a short time.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Mar. 2025
  • But for a short time last week, these posts were blocked from view.
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Just a short time later, the Lions were once again on the clock.
    — Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Rose flew home to Las Vegas a short time later and died the next day.
    — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The car was abandoned a short time later, Weisler said.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
  • In our short time with the Z Flip 6, the outer screen was bright and responsive.
    — Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 10 July 2024
  • She was captured a short time later near the house, per WLBT.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
  • The intrigue: It's believed the dead return to Earth to walk among the living for a short time.
    — Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
  • East Haven Fire Department was called a short time later to get the car open and pull the dog out of the car.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
  • For a short time, there was a question of the Leader surviving the fire.
    — Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Two girls, ages 6 and 7, were confirmed dead a short time later.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 30 July 2024
  • That's a short time frame to have that many shootings to include a homicide.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 10 July 2024
  • The woman was pronounced dead at the scene and the man died at the hospital a short time later.
    — Justin Klawans, The Week, 2 July 2023
  • The other will see a dragon, split off from the main group to fight it, and die alone in a swamp a short time later.
    — Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Check out this hail in Belmont captured by one of our Deputies just a short time ago.
    — Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
  • The chase ended a short time later, but the suspect refused to get out of his car.
    — Lori Weisberg march 4, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Paramedics arrived a short time later and pronounced Shields dead at the scene.
    — Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Paramedics arrived a short time later and pronounced Shields dead at the scene.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
  • All told us they had been displaced from their homes — some for a short time, others to this day.
    — Patrick Lohmann, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2024
  • These options would put student loans on hold for a short time.
    — Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 18 Sep. 2024
  • After a short time inside Massey’s home, Grayson ordered her to take a pot off the stove.
    — Karen Attiah, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
  • Think of it as training a backup, even if only for a short time.
    — Andrew Rosen, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The man was detained around 5:35 a.m. and the freeway was reopened a short time later, Collins said.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Singh fled the scene but was arrested a short time later.
    — Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
  • For his part, Gibson valued the short time that Flores opened for 49.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The car was recovered a short time later, sources said.
    — Jack Date, ABC News, 29 Nov. 2023
  • And proponents had to campaign over a short time frame.
    — Megan Specia, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Just a short time later that day, 12-year-old Joseph Dunn was also attacked by a shark in the same creek.
    — Seth Jacobson, USA TODAY, 18 June 2024
  • The task ahead is daunting given the scope of the undertaking and the number of deals that need to be reached in a short time span.
    — Nick Sargen, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The Cincinnati Reds noticed, signing him to a contract a short time after Helms’ 18th birthday.
    — Steve Lyttle, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2025

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