Sentence examples for one point short from inspiring English sources

Pittsburgh's Mario Lemieux assisted on Aleksei Morozov's goal to put him one point short of becoming the sixth player in N.H.L. history to notch 1,700 points.

Despite it all, they fell one point short of an escape that few could have predicted at the start of the year.

Shaquille O'Neal added 26 points and 11 rebounds for the three-time champions, whose fourth-quarter comeback was one point short of the record of 28 points by the Milwaukee Bucks against Atlanta on Nov. 25, 1977.

Sampdoria won, 3-2, on its home field in Genoa, but Brescia and Atalanta each managed a tie, leaving the bondholders one point short of glory -- and the extra payout.

The Bruins' rally fell just one point short of that total, but it was historic nonetheless.

Spurs fell one point short of a place in that league last season, thwarted, again, by the Gunners.

At one point, a short, prerecorded video message from Mr. Mandela was shown on a huge screen.

At one point, a short brunette with boxed shoulders and a wiry man with a Navy cap started a call-and-response.

Woyzeck himself could have been the saddest sack to ever grace a German stage but Knopp draws an affecting portrait of a man for whom isolation, lack of respect and any kind of meaningful existence ("everything under the sun is work," he says at one point) – in short, a life dehumanised – ends with an act that is completely lacking in humanity.

In the event that growth in the Brics economies fell one percentage point short of expectations, the Bank said this would knock 0.8 points off growth in other emerging markets and reduce growth in the global economy by 0.4%.

"It's sweet, which is why it's called a sweet potato, but it's also good for you," Hollar said, as she moved from table to table, sounding one exclamation point short of a sales pitch.