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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Then Vargas was intercepted shortly thereafter by Xaverian’s Ryan Dickhaut, who returned the pick to the Eagles’ 30.
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Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
In August 2018, shortly before the receiver was appointed, inspectors cited most of Atrium's Wisconsin homes with violations in response to complaints that financial issues at the corporate level were jeopardizing patient safety and care.
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Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
In August 2018, shortly before the receiver was appointed, inspectors cited most of Atrium's Wisconsin homes with violations in response to complaints that financial issues at the corporate level were jeopardizing patient safety and care.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Check back in on Deadline shortly for more reaction.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025
These reports fell as Cloudflare implemented its fix shortly thereafter.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Shortly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortly. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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