1. They shortchanged me ten cents.

2. The cashier made a mistake and short-changed him.

3. I think I was short-changed in the pub last night, because I've only got £5 in my purse when I should have £10.

4. I think I've been short-changed at the bar.

5. I was shortchanged 10 dollars to pay.

6. Women are in fact still being short-changed in the press.

7. Children who leave school unable to read and write properly are being tragically short-changed.

8. She complained he had short-changed her, but it was only a matter of a few pence.

9. America is short-changing half its young adults by treating those who don't attend college as failures.

10. When the band only played for 15 minutes the fans felt they had been short-changed.

11. They ignore offensive linemen and shortchange defensive brilliance.

12. And recent events suggest that nonconformist borrowers are still being short-changed.

13. As there was little or no advance warning, those people who had paid for entertainment until 2am understandably felt short-changed.

14. Like other Southerners, Atlantans felt shortchanged when Northern capitalists transformed cheap Southern raw materials into manufactured goods.

15. Rugby supporters, who are as much licence-payers as are aficionados of ballroom dancing, have, I think, been short-changed.

16. Producers may favour one-man shows for economic reasons, but that doesn't in itself mean that the audience is being short-changed.

17. Fans felt they had been short-changed when the band only played for half an hour.

18. We can't shortchange those things.

19. When you shortchange women, you shortchange their entire family.

20. Meanwhile, John McCain will shortchange investments in education, energy, and innovation, making the next generation of Americans less able to compete.

21. I'd never let my deafness shortchange my dreams. I wasn't about to start now.

22. They're eager to shortchange the economy when it needs help, even as they balk at dealing with long-run budget problems.

23. During that time, another generation of schoolchildren has been tragically shortchanged.

24. However, no amount of maracas and twangy guitars can eliminate the sense of having been shortchanged.

25. At the same time, prominent researchers said conservationists cannot afford to shortchange large and regional protections at the expense of focusing on targeted species.

26. If you're an overachiever[/shortchange.html], you may put relaxation low on your priority list. Don't shortchange yourself.

27. There is a tendency for IT infrastructure projects to shortchange the planning process, with an emphasis on jumping right in and beginning the work.

28. If you want a good business reputation then don't shortchange your customers, word may get out.

29. As a college history major, I didn't want to shortchange the book, so I took the time to read it for myself.

30. With all the things you need to accomplish before your race starts—pick up your number, use the porta-potty, chat with friends—it's easy to shortchange your warmup.

31. He sees no point in ever trying to shortchange business partners.

32. Yet they haven't been able to do that even in Texas, which is willing both to impose great pain (by its stinginess on health care) and to shortchange the future (by neglecting education).

33. Sandel uses the example of a shopkeeper who passes up the chance to shortchange a customer only because he worries it would hurt his business.

34. Just don't shortchange yourself in the process by rushing to adulthood, in so doing precluding education that is broad and self-reflection that is deep.

35. If all possible solutions are not investigated, you can easily shortchange yourself and possibly use a more expensive solution than was required.

36. According to Caixin, the tour guides, who should later have paid in full for the tickets, colluded with the guards to shortchange the museum and split the profits.

37. Shortchange your education now and you may be short of change the rest of your life.

38. However, some local residents and charities argue that Dharavi's redevelopment will harm the community and shortchange the thousands of small businesses that operate there.