How to Use shortly in a Sentence

shortly

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  • He left shortly after you did.
  • All three of the new EVs should be in dealerships shortly.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2023
  • David Schultz was last seen in video footage shortly before midnight on the 20th.
    Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 25 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
  • Ford was on her way to pick up a friend and spend the day with her shortly before the shooting, her sister said.
    Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 7 July 2024
  • The [buyout] signings will be done shortly, after the break.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Terry was struck in the back and died shortly afterward.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Nwora arrived at the arena shortly before tip-off and watched his new team’s loss to the Suns from the sideline in street clothes.
    Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Feb. 2023
  • The tennis star was made an ambassador for the brand shortly after her US Open win.
    Town & Country, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The sun is now shining in Indianapolis, where cars are on the track — and the Indy 500 is set to begin shortly.
    Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 26 May 2024
  • Kate Stegall said the crashes began shortly before 9 a.m. and stretched across a mile.
    Antonio Planas, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2023
  • It’s often described as an adieu, since Mahler wrote it shortly before his death in 1911.
    Vulture, 22 May 2023
  • He was famously traded shortly before the deadline in 2004 by the Red Sox to the Chicago Cubs.
    Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Further details on the events will be announced shortly.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Sleigh Bells came first but Alan Palomo was shortly thereafter.
    Jonathan Cohen, Variety, 1 Nov. 2023
  • And then Sam Bennett went to the box shortly afterward to give Edmonton its third power play of the game.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 June 2024
  • The rains that flooded much of San Diego and Tijuana shortly after the app’s launch had destroyed the road leading up to the canyon shelter.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2023
  • There, Neruda falls ill with prostate cancer and is forced to return to Chile for treatment shortly before the 1973 coup.
    Diego Lasarte, Quartz, 15 Feb. 2023
  • His daughter and her boyfriend were fighting over the land shortly before the attack, Joseph Cheptegei said.
    Faith Karimi, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
  • That was around four months ago, shortly before Specht passed away on April 20, one day after her 81st birthday.
    Kristen Tauer, WWD, 21 June 2024
  • All 11 sectors of the broad index were higher shortly before noon.
    WSJ, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The ones in the accompanying recipes are pillows of light yet substantial dough added to the pot shortly before the stew is served.
    Sheri Castle, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The full video of this interview segment will be coming shortly.
    Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2023
  • The accident took place shortly before Todd and wife Julie, 49, were sentenced in their bank fraud and tax evasion case.
    Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The Masked Singer was on the chopping block to exit the platform but the licenses were extended shortly then after.
    Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Zuckerberg will host a call with analysts shortly at 5 pm ET.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 31 July 2024
  • The home was placed on the market shortly before Manganiello filed for divorce in July.
    Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Bateman's then-wife took the girl from the home shortly thereafter and filed a restraining order against her husband.
    Laura Barcella, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2022
  • The first trooper to arrive cleared the scene shortly thereafter before a second trooper who was en route was canceled from the call.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2024
  • Graham returned home from a visit to Israel shortly before a Hezbollah attack on an army base killed four Israeli soldiers and injured 60 others.
    Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Oct. 2024

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