Shortening in a sentence and paraphrased in a sentence.
Here are examples of the word/phrase "shortening" used in a sentence and paraphrased in a sentence...
Shortening my time partying gave me more time to study.
Minimizing my time partying gave me more time to study.
It was a lot easier to dunk after shortening the length of the basketball pole.
It was a lot easier to dunk after truncating the length of the basketball pole.
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