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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On June 21, 2019, a Beechcraft King Air with 10 skydivers on board crashed shortly after takeoff from Dillingham Airfield near Waialua, Hawaii.
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Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
Ongoing construction worsened the situation, but shortly after the interchange, traffic eased.
—Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
Smith served in Vietnam in 1970, shortly after his oldest daughter was born.
—Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 16 June 2026
The breakup occurred shortly after the Zhuque-2E rocket reached orbit on June 9 with two satellites providing direct-to-cell communications, perhaps around the time the upper stage was expected to perform a disposal burn.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 June 2026
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Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
Ongoing construction worsened the situation, but shortly after the interchange, traffic eased.
—Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
Smith served in Vietnam in 1970, shortly after his oldest daughter was born.
—Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 16 June 2026
The breakup occurred shortly after the Zhuque-2E rocket reached orbit on June 9 with two satellites providing direct-to-cell communications, perhaps around the time the upper stage was expected to perform a disposal burn.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 June 2026
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“Shortly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortly. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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