Swedish has 9 vowels that, as with many other Germanic languages, come in long and short pairs.

His eyebrows were a pair of pale hyphens, singed short.

So far the goals have been met in all but the Southeast, which is 17 nesting pairs short of 600 birds.

"Where you're willing to live with a shorter pair, you get a higher bandwidth."

The shorter pair of skis belonged to a different person.

Two pairs of pants, one pair a little shorter than the other, provided a new take on layering.

The passage went by the door of the old workroom, which was set down a short pair of steps.

Arms are short and bear pairs of slightly curved hooks.

And in front of them, the final, shorter pair of limbs hung down.

He wore a short pair of trousers reaching only halfway down his thighs.