How to Use soon in a Sentence
soon
adverb- How soon can you finish the job?
- We will soon be making changes.
- I will let you know as soon as possible.
- I'll get there as soon as I can.
- The sooner you finish your homework, the sooner you can go outside and play.
- The audience soon realized that it wasn't a stunt.
- When is the soonest possible date of delivery?
- The soonest I can get there is tomorrow.
- She found a job soon after graduation.
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If this is a glimpse of what’s to come, The U might be back soon.
— Ralph D. Russo, Chicago Tribune, 21 Dec. 2022 -
Last week Palau was the first, with Chile and the Maldives soon to do so.
— Bill Weir, CNN, 4 Feb. 2024 -
China could soon have a train that is as fast as a plane.
— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2024 -
Chanel Iman will soon be able to call herself a mom to three girls!
— Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 16 May 2023 -
The sounds of the car horn and traffic followed soon after.
— Curtis Varnell, arkansasonline.com, 22 Sep. 2024 -
The latter has been out of office for years, and the former will be soon.
— Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 29 Apr. 2024 -
Holbrook was unable to say just how soon the bill could get a vote.
— Allison Kiehl, The Enquirer, 23 July 2024 -
But the point at which the world first steps over the 1.5 degree threshold could be much sooner.
— Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 17 Aug. 2023 -
Whole Foods customers will soon be able to pay for their groceries with the palm of their hand.
— USA TODAY, 21 July 2023 -
And the ones that aren’t, that still continue to drink, are going to be dead soon.
— Marianne Garvey, CNN, 2 Feb. 2023 -
Maybe Justin Fields will soon become in this league what Aaron Rodgers has long been.
— Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2022 -
The pups were soon brought back, but Lady Gaga won’t have to splash out that cash, after all.
— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2023 -
The second was a dialogue with my soon-to-be twelve-year-old.
— Melinda Newman, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2022 -
Majhi had in fact moved out of her house soon after the attack.
— Suhasini Raj, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2023 -
On the other hand, if the Cubs don’t wake up soon, Hoyer could be the one looking at a fire sale.
— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2024 -
Gear from one of the greatest football matches of all-time could soon be yours.
— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2023 -
Here was a boy who loved his mother and lost her too soon and too abruptly.
— Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2023 -
Ahead, see everything to know about the star's soon-to-be husband.
— Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Feb. 2023 -
The Premier League and the rest will come soon enough to poach Italy’s best talents and to try to beat back its teams’ advances on the field.
— Andrew Das, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023 -
This sad pup will soon be rescued by income-hungry investors.
— Brett Owens, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 -
Considered one of the most powerful people in the world of fine dining, Vongerichten may soon be conquering the realm of real estate, too.
— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2024
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