How to Use short fuse in a Sentence

short fuse

noun
  • Be aware of your short fuse as Mars clashes with Jupiter.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 4 May 2026
  • His wife is a spoiled millennial with a short fuse and unpredictable moods.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 1 Feb. 2020
  • The territory belongs to a group of damselfish with a short fuse.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Both of them known for their short fuses, the two quarreled almost from the beginning.
    — Charlotte W. Craig, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2019
  • Daryl Mitchell is Griff, a veteran conman with a quick wit and a short fuse.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025
  • To be clear, this was a freshman quarterback buried on the depth chart mixing it up with a coach known for a short fuse.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 19 Dec. 2019
  • And then, of course, the short fuse aspect is just my personality.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 15 June 2018
  • So long as there are fans on both sides with long memories and short fuses, the next flashpoint could be as close as the next hard foul.
    — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 28 Dec. 2019
  • And similar to the source text, the series will equally be driven by the lead’s hot temper and short fuse.
    — Ben Croll, Variety, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Cohen, known for having a notoriously short fuse, has yet to lose his cool on the stand and gave mild, one-word replies to the grilling.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 14 May 2024
  • Prone to throwing punches over talking things through, Billy has a short fuse — but that's because he's lived a rough life.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2021
  • The Giants already have a short fuse with the immature Beckham.
    — Peter King, SI.com, 1 Apr. 2018
  • Her way might be trying to micromanage everything, and your way might be to have a short fuse with her micromanaging.
    — cleveland, 28 Sep. 2019
  • Inflation expectations were backward-looking, but with a very short fuse.
    — How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Amorim is a more experienced manager than five years ago but deep down, as with many managers, there is a short fuse that can be ignited.
    — Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Branch's short fuse can be a liability for the Lions moving forward.
    — Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • That seems noteworthy even if our national political climate is the leading culprit for why many folks seem to have a short fuse.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Lisbeth will show up with just a few scratches, however — her photographic memory intact and her short fuse ready to blow.
    — Richard Lipez, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2019
  • However, Biden has such a short fuse, aides often try to avoid meeting with him one-on-one, according to Axios.
    — David Matthews New York Daily News (tns), al, 12 July 2023
  • Indeed, Gates’ leadership in the early Microsoft days was defined by a short fuse.
    — Jane Thier, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2023
  • Both Navarro and Arnold testified that Kelly had a short fuse with employees.
    — Sonia Moghe, CNN, 29 Aug. 2021
  • Tania Johnson) Bomb squad technician Tania Johnson has a short fuse but a caring spark in her eye.
    — EW.com, 29 June 2024
  • Cassidy had a short fuse at times and a longtime grudge against his workplace, but the exact motive for the shooting was under investigation.
    — Stefanie Dazio, Star Tribune, 2 June 2021
  • The men, with their flaws—even kind, stalwart Atlas has a very short fuse, a yellow flag if not a red one—are far more interesting than Lily is.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024
  • At candidate forums in the early stages of the runoff, Vallas, who has a short fuse, tried to come across as calm and reassuring, even chummy.
    — Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2023
  • But something about entering his first cave lit a short fuse that exploded into an entirely new way to appreciate live music.
    — Clint Carter, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2021
  • Failing to do so risks upsetting a leader with a short fuse and the power to sink a company’s stock or ignite a boycott with a single social media post.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Luckily for his fellow emotions, Anger's head turns into a giant flame whenever his short fuse is lit, which comes in handy when trying to do things like cut through glass.
    — EW.com, 13 June 2024
  • Numerous former employees characterized him as a talented strategist with a long-term vision and a short fuse.
    — Caitlin Harrington, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Sofia doesn’t take kindly to this revelation, exhibiting the short fuse that lights up real quick whenever a cornered man is trying to feed her a story to save his own ass.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024

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