Sentence examples for drew a short from inspiring English sources

I'm feeling ever more that November drew a short straw.

He hit an ace past del Potro's forehand on the first point, a service winner up the "T" on the second, a big serve that drew a short reply on the third, and another unreturnable serve out wide on the fourth.

The mix-up seemed to rattle her slightly, but Burdette, a 22-year-old former Stanford standout, walked back to the baseline and hit a big first serve, which drew a short reply from Radwanska, which Burdette took for an easy forehand put-away in the front of the court.

He drew a short story for Timespirits #4 and the full issue of Star Wars #98.

In 1909 Lasker drew a short match (two wins, two losses) against Dawid Janowski, an all-out attacking Polish expatriate.

On a sunny August day in 1974, he walked into a bar in Omagh, Northern Ireland, drew a short-barreled pistol and shot a man bent over the racing pages at the end of the counter, a man he had been told was a notorious traitor to the Irish Catholic cause.

He and Mr. Simmonds were convicted, but because Mr. Simmonds was a juvenile at the time, he drew a shorter sentence and was paroled in 1989.

Trying to navigate our mess is Mr. Claypool, who has voluntarily drawn a short straw of sorts after an eventful few years in elective politics.

When I draw a short line and the aliasing makes it look like a tiny lightning bolt, I feel like giving up.

Finally, the population studied was relatively small to enable us to draw a short conclusion.

First, draw a short, horizontal line.