(1) A fool always comes short of his reckoning. 

(2) From short pleasure long repentance.

(3) Art is long, life is short. 

(4) Art is long, but lift is short.  

(5) Cut short the nonsense and return to one's muttons. 

(6) Sweet discourse makes short days and nights. 

(7) Lies have short [no] legs.

(8) Short is my date, but deathless my renown. 

(9) Short accounts make long friends.

(10) Scantiness of modesty is short of knowledge. 

(11) Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience. 

(12) Knowledge is long, life is short. 

(13) Anger is a short madness.

(14) The day is short but the work is much. 

(15) Life is short and time is fleeting. 

(16) Wrong laws make short governance.

(17) Sharp stomachs make short graces.

(18) The time of life is short ; to spend that shortness basely, it would be too long. 

(19) Life is not so short but there is time enougn for courtesy. 

(20) The wise man has long ears and a short tongue. 

(21) Short pleasure, long lament.

(22) Lies have short legs.

(23) A long tongue is a sign of a short hand. 

(24) Short acquaintance brings repentance.

(25) She gave three short hoots on the car horn.

(26) My money came short of the necessary sum.

(27) Life's too short to be anything but happy.

(28) Life's too short to worry about money!

(29) Her short hairstyle is very becoming.

(30) I want to bring out the secrets of nature and apply them for the happiness of man. I don't know of any better service to offer for the short time we are in the world. 

(1) She gave three short hoots on the car horn.

(2) Life's too short to worry about money!

(3) Her short hairstyle is very becoming.

(4) This creature's fur is short, dense and silky.

(5) She was very short of breath .

(6) Short sound waves bounce off even small objects.

(7) The party was nothing short of a disaster.

(8) I only stayed for a short while.

(9) Small children have a very short attention span.

(10) She's too short to reach the top shelf.

(11) The curtains were an inch too short.

(12) She had short brown hair and a pale complexion.

(13) I'm a little short of money now.

(14) People still wore their hair short and dressed conventionally.

(15) It's a short distance to school.

(16) Two short quotations will illustrate my point.

(17) Take the short cut across the fields.

(18) There was a short, derisive laugh.

(19) People have short memories .

(20) I stayed there for a very short period.

(21) A grub looks like a short fat worm.

(22) The symptoms reappeared after only a short remission.

(23) The little dog jumped over the short stool.

(24) They halted at a short distance from the house.

(25) In one short stride, he reached the window.

(26) Try to keep your sentences short.

(27) After a short courtship, she accepted his marriage proposal.

(28) His trousers were slightly too short.

(29) Even a short walk exhausted her.

(30) She had short, wavy brown hair.

(31) This creature's fur is short, dense and silky.

(32) She was very short of breath .

(33) I replied with a short note.

(34) Short sound waves bounce off even small objects.

(34) is a online sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.

(35) Their company was short of funds.

(36) The party was nothing short of a disaster.

(37) As long as they read, short but fickle.

(38) I only stayed for a short while.

(39) Small children have a very short attention span.

(40) She's too short to reach the top shelf.

(41) The curtains were an inch too short.

(42) Our supplies have fallen short.

(43) She had short brown hair and a pale complexion.

(44) Life is too short to be anything but happy.

(45) United looked woefully short of menace in attack.

(46) I'm a little short of money now.

(47) People still wore their hair short and dressed conventionally.

(48) It's a short distance to school.

(49) I was still in short trousers at the time.

(50) Two short quotations will illustrate my point.

(51) Don't whittle the stick into a short one.

(52) Take the short cut across the fields.

(53) There was a short, derisive laugh.

(54) The judge granted us a short adjournment.

(55) His book originated from a short story.

(56) I stayed there for a very short period.

(57) The performance fell far short of our expectations.

(58) A grub looks like a short fat worm.

(59) Love is so short, forgetting is so long.

(60) The symptoms reappeared after only a short remission.

(31) He has a short attention/concentration span.

(32) Runyon was a master of the short story.

(33) The film has the merit of being short.

(34) She penned a short memo to his private secretary.

(34) is a online sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.

(35) I'm under instructions to keep my speech short.

(36) What? You mean I'm too short?

(37) The short, meaty reports are those he likes best.

(38) Short skirts are very much in vogue just now.

(39) Small children have a short attention span.

(40) She cut her hair very short.

(41) Don't use the car for short journeys.

(42) Exploitable raw materials were in short supply.

(43) He published a collection of short stories.

(44) It can be useful to write a short summary of your argument first.

(45) She likes to wear short skirts to show off her legs.

(46) A short while ago, however, he became a busdriver and he has not regretted it.

(47) The decree stopped short of a full declaration of independence.

(48) Each child had to give a short speech to the rest of the class.

(49) Short term contracts are now the norm with some big companies.

(50) The game continued after a short interruption because of rain.

(51) Is it the fashion to wear short skirts? Yes, short skirts are in fashion.

(52) Oil deliveries will fall 2.5 million tonnes short of demand this year.

(53) In a short time the number of cells is more than a trillion.

(54) Lots of people were taking a short siesta in the shade.

(55) Only a short campaign took place in Puerto Rico, but after the war Spain ceded the island to America.

(56) The jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty after a short deliberation.

(57) We made a short diversion to go and look at the castle.

(58) From Poiso we make a short diversion to drive to the top of the mountain.

(59) A lifetime is too short for all the great books there are!

(60) She is a prolific writer of novels and short stories.

(61) I will cut a long story short.

(62) The little dog jumped over the short stool.

(63) After a short break the play continued.

(64) They halted at a short distance from the house.

(65) In one short stride,[] he reached the window.

(66) Love remained short,the memory last long.

(67) Try to keep your sentences short.

(68) After a short courtship, she accepted his marriage proposal.

(69) His trousers were slightly too short.

(70) Even a short walk exhausted her.

(71) She had short, wavy brown hair.

(72) He has a short attention/concentration span.

(73) The syrup boils down in a short time.

(74) Let's take a short break for lunch.

(75) Runyon was a master of the short story.

(76) The lions devoured a zebra in a short time.

(77) For short, do not remember every detail(), every mood.

(78) Life is short and time is swift.

(79) The film has the merit of being short.

(80) She penned a short memo to his private secretary.

(81) I'm under instructions to keep my speech short.

(82) What? You mean I'm too short?

(83) The short, meaty reports are those he likes best.

(84) Short skirts are very much in vogue just now.

(85) Small children have a short attention span.

(86) You've cut my hair very short.

(87) He stopped short in the middle of his story.

(88) She cut her hair very short.

(89) Art is long, but life is short.

(90) Don't use the car for short journeys.

(61) He was lampooned for his short stature and political views.

(62) If you've been asked for an interview you are probably on a short list of no more than six.

(63) In the 1920s, short hair for women became the vogue.

(64) The director gave the cast a short respite before the next scene.

(65) The teacher asked the students to make up short dialogues by themselves.

(66) After a short while it began to blow a blizzard.

(67) He made a short acceptance speech / speech of acceptance.

(68) Doctors are short of time to listen and are therefore keen to dish out drugs whenever they can.

(69) Prison order is rendered unstable by young inmates serving short sentences.

(70) The editor is short of contributions for the June issure.

(71) It crossed my mind yesterday that you must be a bit short of staff - shall I send someone to help out?

(72) We have learnt how to condense serious messages into short, self-contained sentences.

(73) He has issued a short, cryptic statement denying the spying charges.

(74) The little girl was dressed in a very short skirt.

(75) He left the room, returning after a short interval with a message.

(76) He was short and thin, with a sharp nose and hollow eyes.

(77) I hope you don't mind me landing you with the children at such short notice.

(78) The fact remains that we are still two teachers short.

(79) At this juncture , I suggest we take a short break.

(80) He made a short pause and then went on reading.

(81) The short answer to your query is that he has acted completely illegally.

(82) A short vowel is a short sound as in the word 'cup'.

(83) The lights were not working because of a short circuit.

(84) He had short curly hair.

(85) The railway track goes underground for a short distance.

(86) His body is in short of zinc.

(87) He's only away for short periods, a week at the longest.

(88) The hotel he recommended fell far short of our expectations.

(89) I may withhold the truth at times, but I stop short of actually telling lies.

(90) Stopping the car short caused a pileup on the superhighway.

(91) The city succumbed after only a short siege.

(92) Impatiently he cut short what I was telling him.

(93) He expanded his short story into a book.

(94) Youth is too short to be anything but crazy.

(95) Exploitable raw materials were in short supply.

(96) Love remained short,but the memory lasts long.

(97) He published a collection of short stories.

(98) Life is short. There is no time to leave important words unsaid.

(99) I must render down this fat; we are short of lard.

(100) His short legs were not in proportion to his long body.

(101) It can be useful to write a short summary of your argument first.

(102) She likes to wear short skirts to show off her legs.

(103) A short while ago, however, he became a busdriver and he has not regretted it.

(104) The decree stopped short of a full declaration of independence.

(105) Each child had to give a short speech to the rest of the class.

(106) Short term contracts are now the norm with some big companies.

(107) After only a short exposure to sunlight he began to turn red.

(108) He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.

(109) After a short rest the travelers pushed on towards the coast.

(110) We should go on to the next item for time is short.

(111) The writer expanded his short novel into a long one.

(112) He prefaced the diaries with a short account of how they were discovered.

(113) It is resolvedly whole, self-contained, desiring nothing but rightness, content with restricted completion. Tall or short, it will be straight.

(114) Life is too short. Be sure that you have never had any regrets in your life.

(115) The game continued after a short interruption because of rain.

(116) Is it the fashion to wear short skirts? Yes, short skirts are in fashion.

(117) Oil deliveries will fall 2.5 million tonnes short of demand this year.

(118) If the short cut to learning, it also must be diligent.

(119) In a short time the number of cells is more than a trillion.

(120) Lots of people were taking a short siesta in the shade.

(91) He leant against the railing, his breath coming in short gasps.

(92) Within a short time, everything on the submarine was buttoned up.

(121) Only a short campaign took place in Puerto Rico, but after the war Spain ceded the island to America.

(122) By my reckoning, this short cut will save us five miles.

(123) The government is running short of hard currency to pay for imports.

(124) The jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty after a short deliberation.

(124) is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.

(125) We made a short diversion to go and look at the castle.

(126) From Poiso we make a short diversion to drive to the top of the mountain.

(127) The acquired any reason to ask you, have a permanence is only a short do.

(128) This short story was published by two journals of repute.

(129) A lifetime is too short for all the great books there are!

(130) She is a prolific writer of novels and short stories.

(131) Life is short, so smile while you still have teeth.

(132) He was lampooned for his short stature and political views.

(133) Lunch will be preceded by a short speech from the chairman.

(134) Nor are the insights of happiness limited to what is near around you. Unhappy, with your thoughts turned in upon your emotional woes, your vision is cut short as though by a wall. Happy, the wall crumbles.

(135) My grave is not short of you to burn incense.

(136) Don't give up,just be you,cause life's too short to be anybody else.

(137) If you've been asked for an interview you are probably on a short list of no more than six.

(138) Have a short sensitive puberty we,always love to do with age is not consistent.

(139) In the 1920s, short hair for women became the vogue.

(140) The director gave the cast a short respite before the next scene.

(141) The conference closed with a short speech by the organizer.

(142) The teacher asked the students to make up short dialogues by themselves.

(143) I'm short of funds so I'll pay you next week.

(144) After a short while it began to blow a blizzard.

(145) Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.

(146) He made a short acceptance speech / speech of acceptance.

(147) Doctors are short of time to listen and are therefore keen to dish out drugs whenever they can.

(148) Prison order is rendered unstable by young inmates serving short sentences.

(149) To him I owe the discovery that even very short periods of time add up to all useful hours I need, if I plunge in without delay.

(150) It will be a saving to take a short cut.

(151) If you want something, don't wish for it. Life is too short to wait.

(152) The editor is short of contributions for the June issure.

(153) No matter how cruel the destiny treats one with tribulation and misfortune, it will correspondingly treat him with happiness and sweetness. Even if the happiness is short and false, it's enough to light up the whole future life.

(154) It crossed my mind yesterday that you must be a bit short of staff - shall I send someone to help out?

(154) is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.

(155) We have learnt how to condense serious messages into short, self-contained sentences.

(156) Life is too short to waste. Dreams are fulfilled only through action, not through endless planning to take action.

(157) He has issued a short, cryptic statement denying the spying charges.

(158) Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.

(159) if the short cut to learning, it also must be diligent.

(160) The little girl was dressed in a very short skirt.

(161) The short life of the flowers away, leaving behind the beauty is forever.

(162) He left the room, returning after a short interval with a message.

(163) Take a step, the longest road also be nothing difficult; remain stagnant, then a short way are hard to reach.

(164) The world is big and life is short. Live the life the way you want.

(165) He was short and thin, with a sharp nose and hollow eyes.

(166) I hope you don't mind me landing you with the children at such short notice.

(167) The fact remains that we are still two teachers short.

(168) Don't give up(), just be you. Because life's too short to be anybody else.

(169) At this juncture , I suggest we take a short break.

(170) Life is too short for us to wake up in the morning with regrets.

(171) He made a short pause and then went on reading.

(172) The short answer to your query is that he has acted completely illegally.

(173) A short vowel is a short sound as in the word 'cup'.

(174) The lights were not working because of a short circuit.

(175) The most melancholy thing in life is a farewell between those in love,even though it is but for a short time.

(176) Our camp is only a short haul from here.

(177) Her remark pulled me up short.

(178) NATO is short for North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

(179) Last year's figures were little short of disastrous.

(180) The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers.

(181) Life's too short to sit around moping.

(182) I've only been in Brisbane a short time .

(183) He chopped the short story by two paragraphs.

(184) The coat is rather short in the sleeves.

(184) Wish you will love and make progress everyday!

(185) He heaved heavily after a short distance running.

(186) He was 76 votes short of the quota.

(187) Short skirts are back in style .

(188) This skirt is way too short.

(189) The money collected fell short of the amount required.

(190) The transformation has been nothing short of a miracle.

(191) Can these bonds berealized at short notice?

(192) He stopped a hundred yards short of the building.

(193) I'm tall and thin and he's short and fat.

(194) Her question brought me up short.

(195) He can whack out a short story every week.

(196) Her new book is a collection of short stories.

(197) I offered up a short prayer for forgiveness.

(198) He had short trousers and scabby knees.

(199) Sally saw the ambulance and stopped short.

(200) The book has been developed from a short story.

(201) The company is short of ready cash.

(202) The opera was preceded by a short overture.

(203) The judge called a short recess.

(204) I like the story because it's short and sweet.

(205) Her speeches are rather short on wit.

(206) They had run short of fuel.

(207) She showered and shampooed her short dark hair .

(208) Can you cut it quite short on top, please.

(209) He's grown so much in such a short time.

(210) The US government supported sanctions but stopped short of military action.

(211) We're a bit short of coffee - I must get some more.

(212) Her short hair was oddly ruffled and then flattened around her head.

(213) The play was very bad, but mercifully it was also short!

(214) Don't you think you're a bit on the short side to play basketball?

(215) He managed to cover a lot of ground in a short talk.

(216) This was the best room we could get at such short notice.

(217) The bride took/used the occasion to make a short speech.

(218) The troops are ready to move out at short notice.

(219) My father's side of the family are short, but my mother's side are tall.

(220) He had a short temper and was prone to outbursts of violence.

(221) They achieved a lot in a short space of time.

(222) They are offering long / short odds on the defending champion.

(223) The General was anxious to cut short the philosophizing and get down to more urgent problems.

(224) Short hair came back into vogue about ten years ago.

(225) I'm expecting him to arrive soon. If you wait for sth, you stay somewhere or pass the time until something happens:I'm waiting for him to arrive. Waiting describes what you are doing, usually for a short time, until something happens:I'll wait for you outside the hotel.

(226) Mr Yanto, who had a very short fuse, told her to get out.

(227) The Republicans increased their share of the vote, but still fell short of a majority.

(228) The meeting was cut short when the chairman fell ill.

(229) The city was under siege and began to run short of food.

(230) They met and married within a short space of time .

(231) They stopped for a short time to rest the horses.

(232) Thanks to the government's short-sightedness, our hospitals are very short of cash.

(233) Within a short space of time a group of complete unknowns had established a wholly original form of humour.

(234) His playing improved in a very short period of time .

(235) Shares in the company dropped 26p yesterday, as profits fell short of City expectations .

(236) Candidates have to give a short presentation on a subject of their choice.

(237) I cut him short in the middle of his explanation.

(238) Many factories have had to go on to short time because trade is so bad.

(239) The sleeve notes include a short biography of the performers on this recording.

(240) The listening texts consist of short, bite-sized chunks which are accessible to beginners.

(241) After a short rest,they took up their knapsacks and went on.

(242) I'm sorry if I was a bit short with you on the phone this morning.

(243) Lady, are you a few aces short of a deck?

(244) I always take the dog for a short walk last thing before going to bed.

(245) When my children say they will leave me in peace if I let them go to the pictures, it is little short of extortion.