| He was suffering from a brain cancer, which might explain his shortness with you. |
| Are you often short with others, and do you make excuses for your shortness? |
| It was late October and he had been complaining of shortness of breath, difficulty in ambulation, and generally feeling very sick. |
| The shortness of her set was perhaps fortunate, as Tunstall left a rapt audience wanting more. |
| Cyanosis with shortness of breath is more frequent in pulmonary than cardiac affections. |
| The Lords Lieutenant, despite the shortness one will notice in their terms of office, were often not in residence. |
