Shortest example sentences

Related (10): distance, height, duration, path, route, lifespan, wavelength, interval, tenure, span

short

adjective

shortest (superlative adjective)

- measuring a small distance from end to end:

- (of a journey) covering a small distance:

- (of a garment or sleeves on a garment) only covering the top part of a person's arms or legs:

- (of a person) small in height:

- (of a ball in cricket, a shot in tennis, etc.) traveling only a small distance before bouncing:

- short for shortstop

- lasting or taking a small amount of time:

- seeming to last less time than is the case; passing quickly:

- (of a person's memory) retaining things for only a small amount of time:

- relatively small in extent:

- not having enough of (something); lacking or deficient in:

- in insufficient supply:

- (of a person) terse; uncivil:

- (of odds or a chance) reflecting or representing a high level of probability:

- (of stocks or other securities or commodities) sold in advance of being acquired, with reliance on the price falling so that a profit can be made.

- (of a broker, position in the market, etc.) buying or based on short stocks or other securities or commodities.

- denoting or having a relatively early date for the maturing of a bill of exchange.

- (of a vowel) categorized as short with regard to quality and length (e.g. in standard British English the vowel /ʊ/ in good is short as distinct from the long vowel /uː/ in food).

- (of a vowel or syllable) having the lesser of the two recognized durations.

- (of pastry) containing a high proportion of fat to flour and therefore crumbly.

- (of clay) having poor plasticity.

Synonyms

small, little, tiny, minuscule, teeny, low, squat, stubby, miniature, dwarf, wee, direct, straight, long, tall, roundabout, small, little, petite, tiny, squat, stocky, dumpy, stubby, elfin, dwarfish, diminutive, Lilliputian, wee, teeny, fubsy, tall, shortstop, brief, momentary, temporary, impermanent, cursory, fleeting, passing, fugitive, flying, lightning, transitory, transient, ephemeral, evanescent, fading, quick, meteoric, fugacious, concise, brief, succinct, compact, terse, curt, summary, economical, crisp, pithy, epigrammatic, laconic, pointed, thumbnail, abridged, abbreviated, condensed, synoptic, compendious, summarized, contracted, curtailed, truncated, long, overlong, verbose, missing, minus, scarce, scant, scanty, meager, sparse, insufficient, deficient, inadequate, lacking, wanting, paltry, negligible, thin, exiguous, plentiful, curt, sharp, abrupt, blunt, brusque, terse, offhand, gruff, ungracious, graceless, surly, snappy, testy, tart, rude, discourteous, uncivil, impolite, patient, courteous, crumbly, crispy, crisp, brittle, friable, fatty, Legal

"Shortest" Example Sentences

1. "Go."
2. "No."
3. "Run."
4. "Eat."
5. "Stop."
6. "Help."
7. "Jump."
8. "Sit."
9. "Bed."
10. "Car."
11. "Dog."
12. "Job."
13. "Cap."
14. "Ham."
15. "Pen."
16. "Cut."
17. "Few."
18. "Lot."
19. "Gay."
20. "Cat."
21. "Ace."
22. "Bag."
23. "Bus."
24. "Day."
25. "Get."
26. "Hat."
27. "Inn."
28. "Jay."
29. "Key."
30. "Law."

Common Phases

1. Shortest route;
2. Shortest path;
3. Shortest distance;
4. Shortest time;
5. Shortest haircut;
6. Shortest nail;
7. Shortest person;
8. Shortest straw;
9. Shortest skirt;
10. Shortest line.