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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The stone was found in mid-April, shortly after the country’s traditional New Year celebrations.
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Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
The suspect, whose name was not released in line with Dutch privacy regulations, was arrested shortly after the attack.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Nick Castellanos, who broke his bat shortly before becoming the hero of Sunday’s 3-2 comeback win, has hit more home runs with Tatis’ bat than Tatis himself.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Not in that stack was the Harding memo, a note shortly after 9/11 to then-Deputy Mayor Bob Harding laying out the city’s possible legal exposure to the WTC disaster.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
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Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
The suspect, whose name was not released in line with Dutch privacy regulations, was arrested shortly after the attack.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Nick Castellanos, who broke his bat shortly before becoming the hero of Sunday’s 3-2 comeback win, has hit more home runs with Tatis’ bat than Tatis himself.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Not in that stack was the Harding memo, a note shortly after 9/11 to then-Deputy Mayor Bob Harding laying out the city’s possible legal exposure to the WTC disaster.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
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“Shortly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortly. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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