shortcoming
IPA: ʃˈɔrtkʌmɪŋ
noun
- A deficiency or falling short; failure to attain a goal or ideal.
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Examples of "shortcoming" in Sentences
- This is a serious shortcoming.
- There are shortcomings of the systems.
- I am not unmindful of my shortcomings.
- To my mind that's a great virtue, not a shortcoming.
- The amateurish writing is the least of its shortcomings.
- That seems to be the shortcoming of the athlete criteria.
- Another major shortcoming is the lack of emotional depth.
- You just confirmed the shortcoming of the simple solution.
- It is the shortcoming of the latter, not the aforementioned.
- The only obvious shortcoming was the tailwheel undercarriage.
- Another shortcoming is the shallow, overly facile characters.
- Review: Excellent story whose only shortcoming is a slow start.
- As of May 2009, the Willkie article is replete with errors and shortcomings.
- He describes this as a short-midterm shortcoming, but fails to tell you that short to midterm means 10-20 years!
- Â The main shortcoming is the art, from a new kid named Giffen, providing an amalgam of Sal Buscema and Al Milgrom that never quite gels overall.
- But it may be facing some undue flack over its Open XML format, which, despite its shortcoming, is undoubtedly an improvement over its predecessor.
- Coppola has seldom understood subtlety and restraint in his long career, but that shortcoming is here especially stark in contrast to the felicities of the source material.
- Solomon's foil for Reid's alleged ethical shortcoming is Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), who "insisted on paying $1,400 for the tickets he shared with Reid for a 2004 championship fight."
- But down the line, it's only shortcoming is indeed the lack of a physical fingerprint on the work that says "This piece was created in this day and time, by this person -- and is unique."
- The only shortcoming is Kelly's slightly less-than-believable portrayal at points, as the male author's inevitable challenge is the convincing illustration of a female (especially a maternal figure).
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