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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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Gianfranco took the reins in 1978 and began reorganizing the vineyards shortly thereafter.
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
Comeau and Joseph were last seen in Joseph’s car shortly before the assassination, the human rights group said.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
Comeau and Joseph were last seen in Joseph’s car shortly before the assassination, the human rights group said.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
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“Shortly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortly. Accessed 14 May. 2024.
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