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"ended up short" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a situation in which someone fell short of something, either in terms of success, resources, abilities, knowledge, etc. For example: "We ended up short of the amount of money needed for the project."
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gust, and the ball ended up short of the green, in the rough.
"They've ended up short in critical positions like linebacker and offensive line," Grosz said.
After adding the agent's fee, taxes and other closing costs, she ended up short $300, which the agent kindly absorbed.
Once he was free from prison, the only place David Sweat could possibly have ended up, short of dead, was back in prison.
They undervalued the hundreds of billions a year in modest paychecks that pass through a place like Nix and ended up short on cash.
Airbus ended up short several Trent 900 engines that had been intended for aircraft on its assembly lines after Rolls-Royce was obliged to divert them to airlines as replacements for Trent 900s already in service.
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Not only did Chelsea lose ground to Manchester City when Fabian Delph's late winner for Villa cut their lead to six points, they ended up short-handed as first Willian and then Ramires were dismissed, the latter incident provoking a heated exchange of opinions that led to José Mourinho being sent from the pitch in the final seconds.
And the one thing my barbering experiences share is that my hair has always ended up shorter.
Mr. Julius and some prisoners later used a mop to pummel Mr. Gutierrez so badly that one of his legs ended up shorter than the other.
You end up short.
Who ends up short on empathy there?
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