1
a
: in a brief way
briefly mentioned
b
: in brief
the food, briefly, was awful
2
: for a short time
briefly married
Examples of briefly in a Sentence
Several important issues are only briefly mentioned.
Please briefly describe your experience.
We briefly considered canceling the trip.
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Someone grabbed her phone, briefly appearing on screen before the stream ended, reported Reuters.
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Wind speeds reached upwards of 70 miles per hour in D.C. and Baltimore Friday, and Baltimore briefly had a tornado warning in the evening, the National Weather Service said.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Butler, 33, can be seen briefly blowing in the direction of the inquisitive bee, while Pascal, 50, swats at it.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 16 May 2025
Before becoming Pope Pius XII, then-Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli briefly stopped in St. Paul on a national tour in 1936.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 16 May 2025
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Wind speeds reached upwards of 70 miles per hour in D.C. and Baltimore Friday, and Baltimore briefly had a tornado warning in the evening, the National Weather Service said.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Butler, 33, can be seen briefly blowing in the direction of the inquisitive bee, while Pascal, 50, swats at it.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 16 May 2025
Before becoming Pope Pius XII, then-Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli briefly stopped in St. Paul on a national tour in 1936.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 16 May 2025
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“Briefly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/briefly. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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