1
a
: in a brief way
briefly mentioned
b
: in brief
the food, briefly, was awful
2
: for a short time
briefly married
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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The former police chief held grudges, the mayor said
Hardin, 56, was briefly the police chief of Gateway in 2016 and had a slew of various law enforcement jobs in the region – many of which ended with him being fired or forced to resign, the Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported.
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Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
Combs was allegedly mad that Ventura and Mescudi briefly dated during a break in their relationship.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 28 May 2025
An outage over the weekend briefly shuttered the social media platform formerly known as Twitter for thousands of users, according to DownDetector.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 27 May 2025
And while the Trump administration's cuts to foreign aid earlier this year briefly halted U.S. funding that helps support the camps, that funding was later restored.
—Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 27 May 2025
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Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
Combs was allegedly mad that Ventura and Mescudi briefly dated during a break in their relationship.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 28 May 2025
An outage over the weekend briefly shuttered the social media platform formerly known as Twitter for thousands of users, according to DownDetector.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 27 May 2025
And while the Trump administration's cuts to foreign aid earlier this year briefly halted U.S. funding that helps support the camps, that funding was later restored.
—Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 27 May 2025
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“Briefly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/briefly. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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