Sentence examples for been shortly from inspiring English sources
adverb
In a short or brief time or manner; quickly.
If received in late December, this would have been shortly before the tragic cutting of his ear, and it would have been shortly after Theo got engaged.
People were less guarded than they had been shortly after Egypt's president, Hosni Mubarak, stepped down almost one year ago.
"It must have been shortly after the stabbing, because there were no emergency vehicles at that point.
The time to capitalise on all that word of mouth, which is like marketing gold dust, would have been shortly after the world premiere in September 2011.
That would have been shortly after Mr. bin Laden was believed to have recorded a videotaped message, in which he looked tired and gaunt.
A state official recently said in a deposition that the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities knew Mr. Mall had lied on his application form, claiming his driver's license had never been suspended when it actually had been shortly before his hiring.
It was shortly after midnight.
This was shortly after Simpson's trial.
It was shortly after four o'clock.
It was shortly after Johnson's death.
