Sentence examples for short in the first from inspiring English sources

"Overall Sussex have had the better of the game, we don't deny that in any way and we fell horribly short in the first innings and that put us on the back foot.

"Falling short in the first round of the playoffs is not what I do," he said.

In Piazza's first at-bat since injuring his right groin muscle May 16 in San Francisco, he hit a tapper to short in the first inning.

Hill is the more likely to leave in a potential sign-and-trade deal, especially if the Pistons fall short in the first round again.

The real question is whether the rich countries will deliver what they've promised in the five remaining years, after having fallen far short in the first 10.

GEORGIA's governor and state superintendent are aggrieved that they fell short in the first round of Race to the Top grants, according to the redoutable Maureen Downey.

We count how many times we hear the major third theme (short, short, short, long) in the first movement of Beethoven's 5th Symphony.

Other than a six-run outburst against the Nationals that fell a run short in the ninth inning Wednesday, the Mets have shown little resilience during this stretch.

They came up just short in the second group stage, stuttering at the business end, losing to a single George Onyango goal in Kenya, then drawing in Malawi.

Laura Robson's return from a wrist injury was cut short in the second round of the Rabat Open in Morocco on Wednesday.

The flight attendants will do the best they can for you this morning, even though they are one short in the second cabin".