1
a
: in a brief way
briefly mentioned
b
: in brief
the food, briefly, was awful
2
: for a short time
briefly married
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Examples of briefly in a Sentence
Several important issues are only briefly mentioned.
Please briefly describe your experience.
We briefly considered canceling the trip.
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Wilmore and Williams briefly will take manual control to wring out the systems on their way to the space station.
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Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 5 May 2024
In that one, Jones breaks up with Darcy (once again played by Firth) and goes to Thailand, only to briefly reconnect with Cleaver (played by Grant) and end up in a Thai prison, erroneously accused of drug smuggling.
—Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
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Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 5 May 2024
In that one, Jones breaks up with Darcy (once again played by Firth) and goes to Thailand, only to briefly reconnect with Cleaver (played by Grant) and end up in a Thai prison, erroneously accused of drug smuggling.
—Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
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“Briefly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/briefly. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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