Synonyms
Examples of shortly in a Sentence
He left shortly after you did.
“I can't help you right now,” he said shortly.
Recent Examples on the Web
In addition to that mandate, CARB adopted the nation's most aggressive truck electrification plan in April 2023 and, shortly thereafter, regulations targeting freight train emissions.
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Thomas Catenacci, Fox News, 14 Apr. 2024
Homicide and missing persons detectives arrived shortly thereafter.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
No major construction is expected to take place on the property, Superintendent Alex Cherniss said, but there will be facility updates happening shortly.
—Annika Bahnsen, Orange County Register, 14 Apr. 2024
The studio screened the preview during a presentation celebrating its upcoming slate of movies at CinemaCon in Las Vegas and released the footage online shortly thereafter.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
When asked what the vote will be on, Callahan referred the question to board members, indicating district leaders didn't know the board would call a special meeting until shortly before the announcement was sent out.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 9 Apr. 2024
Smith’s resignation also comes shortly before the city’s police chief, Daniel Rodriguez, is scheduled to step down on April 6.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
But international support brought Henry—who had been named prime minister by Moïse shortly before his death but not sworn in—to office.
—Pierre Esperance, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2024
But, according to Reuters, the White House will shortly make a fresh push to get Congress to extend the scheme.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
Thomas Catenacci, Fox News, 14 Apr. 2024
Homicide and missing persons detectives arrived shortly thereafter.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
No major construction is expected to take place on the property, Superintendent Alex Cherniss said, but there will be facility updates happening shortly.
—Annika Bahnsen, Orange County Register, 14 Apr. 2024
The studio screened the preview during a presentation celebrating its upcoming slate of movies at CinemaCon in Las Vegas and released the footage online shortly thereafter.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
When asked what the vote will be on, Callahan referred the question to board members, indicating district leaders didn't know the board would call a special meeting until shortly before the announcement was sent out.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 9 Apr. 2024
Smith’s resignation also comes shortly before the city’s police chief, Daniel Rodriguez, is scheduled to step down on April 6.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
But international support brought Henry—who had been named prime minister by Moïse shortly before his death but not sworn in—to office.
—Pierre Esperance, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2024
But, according to Reuters, the White House will shortly make a fresh push to get Congress to extend the scheme.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Shortly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortly. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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