Examples of shortly after in a Sentence
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They had been reported missing shortly after their mother was found dead.
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CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
The video was taken shortly after Saturday's shooting and shows a figure dressed in black walking along Waterman Street, which appears to be about three blocks north of the Brown campus, according to the Providence Police Department.
—ABC News, 15 Dec. 2025
The account Snackolator also documented a Sprite Vanilla Frost sighting shortly after the beverage hit shelves earlier this month.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
The official, known for her work on opioid issues, resigned shortly after Monarez’s firing, partially in protest, according to reporting by the New York Times.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
The video was taken shortly after Saturday's shooting and shows a figure dressed in black walking along Waterman Street, which appears to be about three blocks north of the Brown campus, according to the Providence Police Department.
—ABC News, 15 Dec. 2025
The account Snackolator also documented a Sprite Vanilla Frost sighting shortly after the beverage hit shelves earlier this month.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
The official, known for her work on opioid issues, resigned shortly after Monarez’s firing, partially in protest, according to reporting by the New York Times.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Shortly after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortly%20after. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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