Examples of shortly after in a Sentence
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According to county jail records, Sutherland was arrested shortly after midnight Monday morning, with bail set at $50,000.
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City News Service, Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
Sutherland, 59, was arrested shortly after midnight when officers responded to the scene near Sunset Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue in Hollywood, according to LAPD officer Kevin Terzes.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
He was arrested shortly after on Lafayette Avenue in the North End.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
The Phi family in the mid-1970s, shortly after arriving in Minneapolis from Vietnam.
—Bao Phi, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
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City News Service, Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
Sutherland, 59, was arrested shortly after midnight when officers responded to the scene near Sunset Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue in Hollywood, according to LAPD officer Kevin Terzes.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
He was arrested shortly after on Lafayette Avenue in the North End.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
The Phi family in the mid-1970s, shortly after arriving in Minneapolis from Vietnam.
—Bao Phi, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for shortly after
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“Shortly after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortly%20after. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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