shortly after

phrase

: soon after

Shortly after she hung up, the phone rang again.

Examples of shortly after in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

John Douglas—along with his brother, Stephen Douglas, and Livingston—joined Reader and Hughes shortly after its launch. — Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026

Last week, shortly after the news of McElligott’s departure was made public, Nickson was sent a link to the story by one of his former producers with the Kings. — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Miller also sued Emily Moreno for defamation in May, shortly after her allegations against him were first made public in a series of media reports. — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Sandra Salazar, who arrived at Wilson Creek shortly after the ICE operation began, spoke at the vigil about her experience and attended the training. — Diamy Wang, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for shortly after

• hereinafter
• thereinafter
• drafter
• laughter
• rafter
• hereafter
• thereafter