Examples of shortly after in a Sentence
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The exodus came shortly after former Trump posted on Truth Social for people to evacuate Tehran amid Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear and military facilities.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Gomez was located shortly after by officers and taken into custody, according to police.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2025
The county announced the closure had been lifted shortly after 5 p.m. June 17.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, mosquito bites typically appear as small, round, raised bumps that become red and itchy shortly after being bitten.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2025
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Gomez was located shortly after by officers and taken into custody, according to police.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2025
The county announced the closure had been lifted shortly after 5 p.m. June 17.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, mosquito bites typically appear as small, round, raised bumps that become red and itchy shortly after being bitten.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2025
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“Shortly after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortly%20after. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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