Examples of shortly after in a Sentence
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According to the rental service Vrbo, the best dates to actually book your summer vacation are shortly after, and about a week later than last year—April 15 for Memorial Day Weekend travel, May 17 for Fourth of July, and July 22 for Labor Day.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
Working with a mostly Gen Z cast, Minghella, who turned 40 shortly after wrapping, also became newly aware of his age.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
In one discussion, shortly after the September 2023 launch of their Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, Meta’s team pushed to include the new device in Black Friday discounts that November, to capitalize on peak seasonal consumer-electronics demand, one of the people said.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
The first attempt, at a special meeting called shortly after Clark’s death, ended with the council deadlocked between Drewenski and 5th Ward Ald.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
Working with a mostly Gen Z cast, Minghella, who turned 40 shortly after wrapping, also became newly aware of his age.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
In one discussion, shortly after the September 2023 launch of their Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, Meta’s team pushed to include the new device in Black Friday discounts that November, to capitalize on peak seasonal consumer-electronics demand, one of the people said.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
The first attempt, at a special meeting called shortly after Clark’s death, ended with the council deadlocked between Drewenski and 5th Ward Ald.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Shortly after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortly%20after. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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