The poet preferred short lines to keep the rhythm lively.

During the storm, the ship lost contact, but we still detected faint short waves from the emergency beacon.

Many hobbyists still tune their radios to the short wave bands for long-distance broadcasts.

Even with their best efforts, their proposal may come short of the committee's expectations.

The fundraiser came short of its goal, so we had to postpone the project.

I watched several short films at the festival last night.

The director screened his new short film at the international festival.

The antique ledger listed several short hundreds from different trades over the century.

After grouping the produce into a short hundred, the workers found it easier to pack them into crates.

The baker sold three short dozens of cookies before noon.