How to Use shortly in a Sentence

shortly

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• He left shortly after you did.
• All three of the new EVs should be in dealerships shortly.
  — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2023
• But, according to Reuters, the White House will shortly make a fresh push to get Congress to extend the scheme.
  — David Meyer, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
• Kate Stegall said the crashes began shortly before 9 a.m. and stretched across a mile.
  — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2023
• It’s often described as an adieu, since Mahler wrote it shortly before his death in 1911.
  — Vulture, 22 May 2023
• Further details on the events will be announced shortly.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2023
• Sleigh Bells came first but Alan Palomo was shortly thereafter.
  — Jonathan Cohen, Variety, 1 Nov. 2023
• All 11 sectors of the broad index were higher shortly before noon.
  — WSJ, 14 Nov. 2023
• The ones in the accompanying recipes are pillows of light yet substantial dough added to the pot shortly before the stew is served.
  — Sheri Castle, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
• The full video of this interview segment will be coming shortly.
  — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2023
• The Masked Singer was on the chopping block to exit the platform but the licenses were extended shortly then after.
  — Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
• The home was placed on the market shortly before Manganiello filed for divorce in July.
  — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
• The plumber, who was not injured, reported the theft to police shortly before 6 p.m. Monday.
  — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
• The crash happened shortly before 3 p.m. along northbound lanes of the freeway near Gopher Canyon Road, the logs indicate.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
• Runners there can easily be dropped off by a cab shortly before the starting gun, yawn and get going.
  — Talya Minsberg, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• The second installment of the interview will air shortly.
  — Spin Staff, SPIN, 1 Apr. 2024
• Anderson, a known rival of Shakur, had been involved in a casino brawl with the rapper shortly before the shooting.
  — Rio Yamat and Ken Ritter The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2023
• When Ross split from her then-husband shortly after, Elliott made his move — and the pair have been together ever since.
  — Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2023
• The plans didn’t come without a common childhood hiccup, as the Daily Mail reported that Gus broke his arm shortly before the big day.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
• He was interviewed shortly before being injured and spoke about the tunnels built by Hamas which his unit was working on.
  — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 Jan. 2024
• The first call came in shortly before 10 a.m. Thursday, and the last call came several minutes before noon, a Cal Fire spokesperson said Friday.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2023
• The upper level of Terminal 1 was cleared out shortly before noon, and scores of travelers were sent outdoors to wait.
  — Brittany Wallman South Florida Sun-Sentinel (tns), al, 6 Aug. 2023
• The blaze was reported shortly before 7:30 a.m. Thursday in Athens County.
  — Emilie Dorn, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2023
• Robertson spoke with Variety about the score shortly before his passing in August.
  — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 16 Jan. 2024
• The two performers broke up shortly before the album debuted.
  — Danielle Amir Jackson Malike Sidibe, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
• Much explanation about what exactly a Venturi is will be required shortly, but first, just drink in the details.
  — Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 25 July 2023
• The model has shared a few shots of her belly and no clothes before, posting some mirror selfies shortly before her son's birth in February 2021.
  — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 15 May 2023
• Initially sold to the public at $1, FTT peaked above $75 before almost all its value was wiped out shortly before the firm’s bankruptcy last year.
  — Steven Poole, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2023
• Berg read what her son, Henry Berg-Brousseau, wrote in advocating for transgender rights shortly before his death late last year at age 24.
  — Bruce Schreiner, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Mar. 2023
• Smith’s resignation also comes shortly before the city’s police chief, Daniel Rodriguez, is scheduled to step down on April 6.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024