How To Use shrift In A Sentence
- Antiwar activists shouldn't worry that their concerns will be given short shrift.
- Above all, he liked working with conductors who were clear about their intentions - if not they would receive short shrift. Times, Sunday Times
- Some experts worry that narrative enthusiasts, in their reluctance to "pathologize" people, will give their problems short shrift. Rewriting Life Stories
- And of all activities they tend to get the shortest shrift in most organizations. MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices
- Lascivious desire, and no religious devotion, made him draw neere her, and whether under shrift (the onely cloake to compasse carnal affections) or some other as close conference to as pernitious and vile a purpose, I know not: but so farre he prevailed upon her frailety, and such a bargaine passed betweene them, that from the Church, he wonne her to his Chamber, before any person could perceive it. The Decameron
- And though the risotto is a bit oily, the lamb shank in the middle is served as such a tenderly appealing stew, the grains were bound to get short shrift.
- Other proposals are given short shrift. Times, Sunday Times
- Humans who obstructed the war effort also received short shrift. Times, Sunday Times
- Another element, to bring in external consultants for regular boardroom assessments, also gets short shrift. Times, Sunday Times
- They would have received very short shrift from anyone in our dressing-room. Times, Sunday Times
