shrift in English

noun
1
confession, especially to a priest.
go to shrift

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "shrift" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "shrift", or refer to the context using the word "shrift" in the English Dictionary.

1. 14 They gave us short shrift.

2. 17 We got short shrift.

3. 7 I gave that idea short shrift.

4. 6 The notion got short shrift in Washington.

5. 10 Of this breed we can make short shrift.

6. 15 Unfortunately,[www.Sentencedict.com] culture is given short shrift.

7. 9 They made short shrift of my request.

8. 1 The idea has been given short shrift by philosophers.

9. 13 Working people will give short shrift to political projects.

10. 12 The House will give short shrift to the bill.

11. 5 Commanders who undervalued or ignored Ultra get short shrift.

12. 18 These annoying memos will get short shrift from the boss.

13. 11 Sir Partha thinks this gives the poor short shrift.

14. NURSE See where she comes from shrift with merry look.

15. 8 He gave short shrift to criticisms of Government policy.

16. NURSE Have you got leave to go to shrift to- day?

17. 16 This kind of talk, however good, gets short shrift from me.

18. 19 Perkins's policy failures are often given short shrift or blamed on others.

19. Curiosity is one of those personality traits that gets short scientific shrift

20. 26 And in government, accounting systems give the long term short shrift.

21. 27 Money into housing and consumer goods, while business and infrastructure investment got short shrift.

22. 30 All idle talk wasted our time and we should give It'short shrift.

23. 25 A lot of people are uncomfortable praising others; they give the good points short shrift.

24. 20 But the call is expected to receive short shrift from the other Opec members ledSaudi Arabia.

25. 21 As we shall see later these sources often receive short shrift in many of the papers.

26. 28 To expect me to get the work done in a week is to give short shrift.

27. 22 If once Odysseus got home those evil men would have a short shrift and a bitter end.

28. 2 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario made short shrift of her opponent, allowing her only two games in a 6-0, 6-2 demolition.

29. 24 Therefore, any management book worthy of the name should have that as a pivotal issue, not give it short shrift.

30. 23 Unfortunately the deeper issues surrounding the cloning of a human being have received short shrift or no attention at all.

31. 4 McLaren got short shrift from all the record companies when he first presented his new band to them in 19

32. An Averment that the blockade was lawful is likely to get short shrift in any Court potentially having jurisdiction other than in Israel

33. 3 He'll get short shrift from me if he starts complaining about money again, now that I know how much he earns!

34. 29 Despite China's State Language Work Committee investing eight years consulting language experts and mulling over the changes, the new characters received short shrift from the Chinese public.

35. (a) whether complaints regarding employers giving Indian workers short shrift and agents duping them are on the rise in foreign countries, especially in the Middle-East;