Her breaths came in short gasps, but she refused to back down.
She squirmed from his arms; her breath coming in short gasps.
Babies sleep a lot, but only in short spurts.
It crystallizes in short hard prisms, which are readily soluble in water but insoluble in alcohol.
The Normans in short came into the inheritance of the two most civilized nations of the time, and allowed them to flourish side by side.