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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Staff Reports, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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Staff Reports, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
At the time, the artist paused the song mid-lyrics to talk to her keyboardist, but suddenly collapsed shortly thereafter.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2025
But Keegan Bradley said the beef was squashed shortly afterward.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Witnesses told police that two vehicles had been seen driving around Rodeo, shortly before the homicide, acting suspiciously.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shortly
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“Shortly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortly. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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