Sentence examples for and was short from inspiring English sources

Her father was busy and was short on compliments but "very affectionate," Elisabeth insists.

But the apartment had a half-size refrigerator and was short on closet space.

Deutsche owned stock, and was short index futures — or a synthetic equivalent.

But he then said he was having difficulties with his properties and was short of money.

This study had no control group and was short, so firm conclusions can't be drawn, but it's intriguing.

The girl had poor coördination and was short for her age, and she was prone to infections.

Also that she was frequently late, never apologized, and was short-tempered and mean.

It would also avoid the DEA's other problem: institutional inferiority (the DEA existed within the Treasury and was short-staffed).

Cline's first novel, "The Girls," was published in 2016, and was short-listed for the John Leonard Award from the National Book Critics Circle.

Marcus has published two novels and two story collections, including "The Flame Alphabet" and "Leaving the Sea," which came out in 2014 and was short-listed for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award.

The author: Gwynne is the author of other books including bestsellers Empire of the Summer Moon, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and Rebel Yell, which was a National Book Critics Circle Award and was short-listed for the PEN Literary Award for biography.