How to Use abridged in a Sentence

abridged

adjective
  • Here’s a list, abridged, of the reasons why martini glasses suck.
    — Marian Bull, GQ, 11 July 2017
  • But perhaps what is most surprising is that Perch’s dinner menu is so abridged.
    — Anna Caplan, star-telegram, 14 June 2018
  • The stories are somewhat abridged, and at 3⅔ hours, the full collection is just enough, perhaps, to get you to the next pit stop.
    — Washington Post, 27 May 2021
  • McConnell’s window is even more abridged than during his previous repeal tries.
    — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2017
  • The following excerpt from The Feather Thief, abridged and edited for style, describes the Tring museum heist.
    — National Geographic, 23 Apr. 2018

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