How to Use fall short in a Sentence

fall short

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  • When those systems are misaligned, even powerful tools fall short.
    — Marjorie Parker, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Adults should aim for 25 to 34 grams of fiber per day, but most Americans fall short of that goal.
    — Sarah Klein, Time, 30 June 2026
  • But contenders constantly have to find ways to get better — especially teams that keep falling short in their playoff window.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 28 June 2026
  • Incomes falling short Non-homeowners need to earn just over $62,000 to afford a starter home.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • But development partners for the women’s soccer team say the private group — not the city — would be on the hook if expected tax revenue falls short of paying off the bond.
    — Dylan Lysen june 30, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
  • While there may be demand in other countries for its chips, China’s production capacity for advanced chips still falls short of demand at home.
    — Chan Ho-Him, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • While there may be demand in other countries for its chips, China's production capacity for advanced chips still falls short of demand at home.
    — ABC News, 29 June 2026
  • Despite government assurances, humanitarian groups warn that the scale of assistance still falls short of the need.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • But this safeguard falls short — especially given new civil and criminal penalties for election officials that are tucked into this bill.
    — Dick Durbin, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
  • Despite investing in more employees, results often fall short of expectations.
    — Robert Hogeboom, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Though their pursuit of Antetokounmpo fell short, the Celtics continued to explore the market for Brown.
    — Jay King, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • Like many families, my wife and I urgently sought support—only to encounter a fragmented healthcare system that consistently fell short.
    — Bill Oldham, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Efforts to ban members of Congress from owning or trading individual stock have percolated for years, but have repeatedly fallen short.
    — Luke Fountain,justin Papp, CNBC, 3 July 2026
  • Hiring slowed markedly in June, falling short of economists' expectations and displaying a wobbly labor market amid elevated inflation set off by the Iran war.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • Bichette, meanwhile, has struggled as well and his return to Toronto called attention to the fact that both the Mets and the Blue Jays are falling short in the standings as their star players flounder without each other.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Traditional data inventories can fall short in complex, constantly changing environments.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Together, these efforts reflect concerted efforts to protect large corporations from consumers’ claims that products have harmed them and to prevent states from holding companies accountable when federal regulation falls short.
    — Sarah J. Morath, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • Benched The following teams were expected to do well at the 2026 World Cup but have ended up falling short of expectations and have delivered uninspiring performances.
    — Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 June 2026
  • Masters of the Universe, The Mandalorian and Grogu, and Disclosure Day all fell short of expectations, although the latter at least recouped its production budget.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 4 July 2026
  • But Musk fell short of the yearly 5% minimum the IRS legally requires his foundation to give away, after falling roughly $423 million short in 2023.
    — Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • But Musk fell short of the yearly 5% minimum the IRS legally requires his foundation to give away, after falling roughly $423 million short in 2023.
    — Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • How Bodyweight Exercises Can Help With Everyday Strength Even though weightlifting can increase muscle size and strength more efficiently, that doesn’t mean bodyweight exercises fall short.
    — Jakob Roze, Health, 1 July 2026
  • The report says former Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald did increase employee contributions to 11 percent a year and reduce retirements for new employees, but those measures have fallen short.
    — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 1 July 2026

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