Sentence examples for you were short from inspiring English sources
If you were short and ugly and looked a complete idiot in school uniform, it was hell".
In extracts published by Le Nouvel Obs, Iacub writes: "You were old, you were fat, you were short and you were ugly.
Then there are the empanadas, big bready triangles so chunky you could sleep on them if you were short of bedding.
It was kind of true that if you were short of a story you could wander into a pub, talk to a few people and something would turn up.
When you are complimented on your dish mutter something about it not being as good as usual because the oven was off, your usual ingredients were not available or you were short on something.
One other use: for braking when the brake bands were badly worn (and you were short of cash).
If you'd followed my ten sell suggestions, you stood to miss out on gains or (if you were short-selling) to incur losses.
Only if you're short of vitamins.
When you're born, you're short, toothless and bald.
Have you been short of breath with minimal exertion?
