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  1. Shortcomings

    A shortcoming is a character flaw.

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  1. Shortcomings

    Carrie dates a writer, Vaughn, and meets his very open family, but finds them all too much. Samantha dates Charlotte's brother, Wesley, who is in town following his separation. Miranda dates a divorced father, and finds that his family ties are stronger than his feelings for her.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of shortcomings in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of shortcomings in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of shortcomings in a Sentence

  1. Terry Madonna:

    Despite the controversy, if you take a look at the polls, she still has remarkably high favorables among Democratic voters, i think honestly, the best [O’Malley] can do is not so much tout his own record as governor, but point out the shortcomings of Hillary and hope that sticks.

  2. Margaret Halsey:

    Whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little things, not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters.

  3. Heidi Tagliavini:

    Whatever (their) shortcomings may be and wherever they may need to be supplemented, the (Minsk) documents are the door on the road to peace in eastern Ukraine, and they will continue to be so, I am unable to accept any remarks that the ceasefire arrangements of Minsk have fallen apart. Yes, it has been broken many times but it is the only agreement in place which has any restraining power on the use of force.

  4. Joseph Roche:

    I think that the shortcomings of the selection process, coupled with (Mars One's) unwillingness to engage and collaborate with the scientific community, means that the time might have come for Mars One to acknowledge the implausibility of this particular venture.

  5. Laurence J. Peter:

    Psychiatry enables us to correct our faults by confessing our parents' shortcomings.

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