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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According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, a trooper saw a car being driven recklessly shortly before midnight in the southbound lanes of the Dallas North Tollway in Plano, and arrested Ezeiruaku after a traffic stop.
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Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2026
Next month, the Winter Olympics will kick off in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, followed shortly by the Paralympics.
—Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2026
Charging documents indicate police were able to identify McKee by linking him to a car that arrived in the Tepes' neighborhood shortly before the murders and left just after the homicide.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Nino-Moncada shortly called 911 from an apartment complex several miles from the shooting scene requesting help and Portland Police and medical aid responded, police said.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Shortly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortly. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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