We're short on flour for the cake, so I'll borrow some from the neighbor.

In her phonics lesson, the short a was introduced with picture cards for cat, rack, and map.

Please replace every instance of the short and with the ampersand symbol when formatting the document.

Is 'Liz' short for Elizabeth, or is it just a nickname she prefers?

At the literary festival, she read several short-short stories that captured the audience's imagination.

I often recommend short short stories to busy readers who want literature in a single sitting.

She entered a short short story in the contest that challenged writers to capture a lifetime in just two paragraphs.

She wrote a concise short-short story that captured an entire life's regret in just three paragraphs.

Although reviewers noted several shortnesses in the novel's pacing, readers still praised its vivid characters.

The festival screened several shorts that evening.