How to Use shortchange in a Sentence

shortchange

verb
  • The band shortchanged its fans by playing for only 30 minutes.
  • Still, some up-and-coming teams got shortchanged.
    — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Yes, there’s a lot to do, but don’t shortchange yourself on sleep.
    — Cincinnati.com, 18 Dec. 2017
  • But to iron out an extension now would be to shortchange the growth that still can come.
    — Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 25 July 2023
  • Your plan would have shortchanged you and possibly your spouse.
    — Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Some rounded prices down to avoid shortchanging shoppers.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Using the same exact weights every time is also not the best habit, since this shortchanges your progress.
    — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Disney, meanwhile, claims that such a deal would shortchange the value of its networks.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Walls must allow for more daylight and park views but without shortchanging space for paintings.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
  • But the substance of his complaint — that the alliance was being shortchanged by many of its members — was fair.
    — The Editors, National Review, 13 Feb. 2024
  • And that's how Illinois shortchanged Wisconsin for the first time — but not the last.
    — Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2024
  • There is an irony in the argument about people getting shortchanged by the old way of doing business.
    — Marc Tracy, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023
  • That’s too bad for Amy Adams, who runs with everything the story throws at her but gets shortchanged by the script.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2024
  • Hurley joined Geno Auriemma in the club of coaches shortchanged in coach of the year awards.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2024
  • There was never any intention to shortchange my presence in the narrative.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
  • He’d been shortchanged on his share of the loot, and in 1954, a hitman hired by the group attempted to kill him.
    — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Trump and his far-right acolytes are pushing to shortchange those efforts in part to award tax breaks that largely would benefit the ultra-wealthy.
    — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
  • Other typically snowy areas have been shortchanged so far.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
  • In recent years, the area has been particularly shortchanged.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Jordan and others believe the sport’s business model shortchanges the teams and drivers risking their lives.
    — Greg Cote december 7, Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
  • When costs are redirected from one purpose to another, programs have been shortchanged, the report said.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2023
  • Capital projects — which got shortchanged in last year’s budget — would also be restored closer to levels seen in the past.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
  • At the postgame news conference, Dillingham did not shortchange Tyson’s absence.
    — Doug Haller, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Such breakdowns undermine public trust and shortchange riders and workers alike.
    — Brian Bryant, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
  • But the actor doesn’t shortchange the soulfulness of his character either.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Counties say they’re being shortchanged in Newsom’s budget.
    — Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
  • Kevin and David think computer models are shortchanging the Cowboys at nine wins.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2023
  • On the other hand, House Bill 846 might shortchange some Georgians.
    — Nyamekye Daniel, Washington Examiner, 21 Feb. 2020
  • The most common advice that actor-directors give each other is to not shortchange your own coverage.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
  • After years of shortchanging homeless cats and dogs, knowingly or not, the group should revamp its pet shelter grant program.
    — Edwin Sayres, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025

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