Sentence examples for gets even shorter from inspiring English sources

Independence gets even shorter shrift.

The prime minister gets even shorter shrift from Johanne, who predictably dismisses him when he comes crying to her, asking what he should do.

According to the estimates from diffusion calculations [38], the expected time for shared polymorphisms loss between two species is 2.77 Ne generations under neutrality and gets even shorter (around 1.7 Ne generations) when either of the species experiences a bottleneck.

Live comedy got even shorter shrift.

You didn't think it could happen, but Chicago's pitifully short school day is getting even shorter.

The Rangers had spent most of the series chasing their speedier opponent, and when they fell behind — by 2-0 in this game and by 3-0 in Game 5 — their already limited bench got even shorter.

Australia's government has already turned down a request to offer citizenship to the 12,000 people of Tuvalu, another small, drowning island; so a few hundred thousand Maldivians knocking on rich-country doors seem likely to get even shorter shrift.

Media cycles have gotten even shorter than before, partly because mainstream publications have large tech bureaus.

With back-to-back rides, ETAs get even shorter, which encourages people to request rides that instantly earn Uber the flat starting fee.

Average CEO tenure in 2009 was seven years and may get even shorter as the economic recovery continues and more opportunities emerge.

7. The pleasure of getting even is short-lived.