Use of the word shorten in a sentence example

shorten

Last update: August 2, 2015

The teacher asked him to shorten the essay. [Please select]

They were intended to shorten the journey between Buenos Aires and Asuncion from 5 days to 36 hours. [Please select]

You shall not shorten the time of dwelling in the flesh. [Please select]

Judah shortened his step. [Please select]

--may their days shorten as they grow fewer. [Please select]

"The time will be shortened," laughed Raskolnikov. [Please select]

The floor was afterwards raised, and thus the pillars were shortened and the height of the building diminished by several feet. [Please select]

Remember how the Centaur was treated; dragged from the hall, his nose shortened and his ears slit. [Please select]

Returning home with well-filled pails, he walked a part of the way on the railroad, as this shortened the distance. [Please select]

Its foremost segments are seen to shorten, and consequently become thicker. [Please select]

The sword was in my hand and shortened, the point was at his throat, when my arm was jerked backwards. [Please select]

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