Examples of shortly in a Sentence
He left shortly after you did.
“I can't help you right now,” he said shortly.
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Sam Settleman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
He was escorted to the suite shortly before kickoff and left through the press box just as the game ended.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
The band disbanded shortly afterward.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 11 Oct. 2025
The final version, which retained the calculations published in the draft report, was completed shortly before the EPA announced its intention in May to rescind and reconsider limits on the amount of PFNA and several other forever chemicals allowed in drinking water.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
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Sam Settleman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
He was escorted to the suite shortly before kickoff and left through the press box just as the game ended.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
The band disbanded shortly afterward.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 11 Oct. 2025
The final version, which retained the calculations published in the draft report, was completed shortly before the EPA announced its intention in May to rescind and reconsider limits on the amount of PFNA and several other forever chemicals allowed in drinking water.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Shortly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortly. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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