Examples of shortly in a Sentence
He left shortly after you did.
“I can't help you right now,” he said shortly.
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Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
This was made possible thanks to access granted to documentary filmmaker María José Cuevas to hundreds of tapes recorded by the artist himself from the 1970s until shortly before his death in August 2016.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
The couple welcomed its first and only child in 2013, shortly before the release of Reflektor.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2025
Maia says, shortly before Tallulah does it again.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
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Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
This was made possible thanks to access granted to documentary filmmaker María José Cuevas to hundreds of tapes recorded by the artist himself from the 1970s until shortly before his death in August 2016.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
The couple welcomed its first and only child in 2013, shortly before the release of Reflektor.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2025
Maia says, shortly before Tallulah does it again.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shortly
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“Shortly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortly. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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