Sentence examples for promptly though from inspiring English sources

It was essential to call the paramedics in promptly, though not too promptly.

When I ordered breakfast, it arrived promptly, though because of the small size of the room, I had to place the large tray awkwardly on the small end table.

"So tell me," Joanna said, as her four-day journey into the depths of Will.i.am's psyche neared its end, "what one word sums you up?" "Will," he answered promptly, "though not in an egotistical way".

The best accountants will return calls promptly (though you should cut them some slack in tax season), will be able to answer most questions on the spot, will meet the I.R.S.'s filing deadlines and will be sticklers for accuracy.

I wrote again, and got the following answer: "The URLs you've submitted have been taken down promptly, though it appears your fans have reuploaded your songs as soon as we remove them.

Bobrovsky, a 22-year-old Russian who won 28 of his 54 games this season, was expected to start in Game 4.  It is hard to see what the fallout might be if the Red Wings are eliminated promptly, though losing three games by one goal, including one in overtime, indicates that they have not been badly outplayed.

When I got caught shaving my legs in middle school or trying to straighten my hair with a dinky hair dryer or when I came home with drippy makeup after a sleepover, I was promptly -- though gently -- chastised and lectured.

Mr. Frazier recalled that the first time he tried to collect eggs from under a chicken, he was pecked on his hands, surprisingly hard, and promptly switched (though briefly) to a feet-first technique.

Twitter passed the word along to "Mr. Stick," and he promptly complied, though BP might now wish it hadn't bothered.

Once he sets out, though, he promptly forgets his mission and bellies up to the bar alongside Robards and a diverse cast of nocturnal characters, including a horse with a taste for Jack Daniel's.

When the impressionist Mike Yarwood started giving his Healey the catchphrase, "Silly billy", Healey promptly adopted it, though he had never used it before.