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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In 2006, shortly before the facility closed, the Texas branch of the American Civil Liberties Union reported that abuse was rampant at the Marlin unit, where youth offenders enter the state justice system.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Nov. 2025
Yurachek posted a video on X of Razorback Stadium that was digitally altered to show red smoke coming up early in the noon hour, a nod to the naming of popes, to announce a deal had been struck, and the university put out an official release shortly thereafter.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 30 Nov. 2025
Officers and paramedics responded to India Street near Vine Street, just east of Interstate 5, shortly before midnight and found a man believed to be about 60 who had been struck by a car while crossing mid-block, police said.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
Paulding County Fire & Rescue says multiple crews rushed to the home, located near Hiram High School and the Hiram-Douglasville Highway, shortly before noon.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Nov. 2025
Yurachek posted a video on X of Razorback Stadium that was digitally altered to show red smoke coming up early in the noon hour, a nod to the naming of popes, to announce a deal had been struck, and the university put out an official release shortly thereafter.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 30 Nov. 2025
Officers and paramedics responded to India Street near Vine Street, just east of Interstate 5, shortly before midnight and found a man believed to be about 60 who had been struck by a car while crossing mid-block, police said.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
Paulding County Fire & Rescue says multiple crews rushed to the home, located near Hiram High School and the Hiram-Douglasville Highway, shortly before noon.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Shortly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortly. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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