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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The agency has also had to send teams to the Rivne, Khmelnytskyi, and South Ukraine nuclear plants, which suffered loss of power from Russian attacks, briefly affecting reactor cooling systems.
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Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
The red flag was waved and the race was briefly put on hold as emergency crews worked to clean up the wreck and make sure each driver involved got off the track.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025
This is his second spell as manager after Al Ittihad briefly lured him away to work in the Saudi Pro League.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 8 June 2025
The training staff briefly went to check on the right-handed pitcher.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
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Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
The red flag was waved and the race was briefly put on hold as emergency crews worked to clean up the wreck and make sure each driver involved got off the track.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025
This is his second spell as manager after Al Ittihad briefly lured him away to work in the Saudi Pro League.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 8 June 2025
The training staff briefly went to check on the right-handed pitcher.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
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“Briefly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/briefly. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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