And hearke ye sirs: because she is a Maide, Spare for no Faggots, let there be enow: Place barrelles of pitch vpon the fatall stake, That so her torture may be shortned Puc.
Continued a North-West Course until sun set, at which time we shortned sail, and haul'd close upon a Wind to the Northward; depth of Water 21 fathoms.
At 6 in the evening shortned sail and brought too, with her head to the North-East.
At 6 was within 2 or 3 Leagues of it, the Extreams bearing from South by East to South-East; shortned sail and stood off and on all night; at 6 a.
In the evening shortned Sail and at Midnight Tack'd and made a Trip to the North-West until 2 a.
At 6, shortned sail, and brought too for the Night, having 56 fathoms fine sandy bottom.
At Noon we Shortned Sail for them to come up, the headmost being about 2 Leagues off.
At 7 o'Clock we Shortned sail, and brought too under the Topsails, with her head off Shore, having 33 fathoms, and fine sandy bottom.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "shortned" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
