Examples of shortly after in a Sentence
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The post came shortly after a viral video accused nearly a dozen day care centers in Minnesota of fraud.
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Riley Moser, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
McDaniel’s firing in Miami came as a bit of a surprise after ownership backed him only to relieve him of his duties shortly after.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
In most cases the hairs fall out of the grafts shortly after transplant and don’t regrow for about three months.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
It has since been observed by the James Webb Space Telescope, which recorded a distinct lack of cobalt in its light fingerprint, suggesting that the element may have been lost prior to being expelled by giant inner solar system planets shortly after its formation.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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Riley Moser, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
McDaniel’s firing in Miami came as a bit of a surprise after ownership backed him only to relieve him of his duties shortly after.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
In most cases the hairs fall out of the grafts shortly after transplant and don’t regrow for about three months.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
It has since been observed by the James Webb Space Telescope, which recorded a distinct lack of cobalt in its light fingerprint, suggesting that the element may have been lost prior to being expelled by giant inner solar system planets shortly after its formation.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Shortly after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortly%20after. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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