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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The tragic sequence of events began shortly before 2 a.m. on Monday, when Garcia was involved in a solo car accident on the southbound lanes of the 405 Freeway, just north of Moraga Drive in the Brentwood and Bel Air area, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
Two agents were seen attaching items to the property's door and front window shortly before the explosion occurred.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
The 940-page bill was released shortly before midnight Friday, and senators are expected to grind through the days ahead with hours of potentially all-night debate and countless amendments.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 28 June 2025
All lanes reopened shortly before 7 a.m., CHP dispatchers said.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
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Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
Two agents were seen attaching items to the property's door and front window shortly before the explosion occurred.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
The 940-page bill was released shortly before midnight Friday, and senators are expected to grind through the days ahead with hours of potentially all-night debate and countless amendments.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 28 June 2025
All lanes reopened shortly before 7 a.m., CHP dispatchers said.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
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“Shortly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortly. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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