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 crash occurred shortly before 5:30 p.m. Sunday on Blue Oaks Drive near Woodcreek Oaks Boulevard, according to a Roseville police spokesperson.
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Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Poway Deputy Fire Chief Chuy Ramirez said Poway Fire Department got a call from San Diego police shortly before noon seeking their assistance.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Temperatures at Kansas City International Airport dipped to 36 degrees shortly before 6 a.m.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
Francis appeared in better health than when he was last seen in public, which was two weeks shortly before he was released from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital.
—Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025
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Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Poway Deputy Fire Chief Chuy Ramirez said Poway Fire Department got a call from San Diego police shortly before noon seeking their assistance.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Temperatures at Kansas City International Airport dipped to 36 degrees shortly before 6 a.m.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
Francis appeared in better health than when he was last seen in public, which was two weeks shortly before he was released from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital.
—Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Shortly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortly. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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