How to Use briefly in a Sentence

briefly

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• We briefly considered canceling the trip.
• Please briefly describe your experience.
• Several important issues are only briefly mentioned.
• Will Howard was hurt and had to briefly leave the game.
  — Dallas News, 27 Nov. 2022
• Deyo looked away briefly while at the dog park and then Mya was gone.
  — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 27 May 2023
• The ordeal delayed the game briefly as players dropped to the field.
  — Howard Koplowitz | [e-mail], al, 15 Sep. 2023
• In the video, Sokolov briefly appears on screen, but does not speak.
  — Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
• Sarah briefly dated Prince Charles, but it was not meant to last.
  — Liz Cantrell, Town & Country, 14 Nov. 2022
• George briefly left the court in the fourth quarter due to a hamstring issue.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2023
• Walk in without a reservation, and the staff briefly explains the deal.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
• The game was delayed briefly until a horse trainer came out to lead them off the field.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
• She was briefly placed in foster care but soon dropped the charges and returned home.
  — USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
• He was helped to his feet briefly, but was taken off the floor via wheelchair.
  — Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
• We have been briefly told [by police] about some glass around his body.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2023
• The plumes of snow that lifted from the peak briefly appeared to form a cloud and then disappeared.
  — WIRED, 29 July 2023
• Cut the bread into strips and briefly fry in the hot oil, until lightly browned and crisp.
  — Phil Harrell, NPR, 23 May 2024
• There’s no way to avoid thinking, at least briefly, is this a preview?
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
• The mother-daughter duo shared the knowing look while Prince Louis was briefly out of his seat.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 7 May 2023
• Nile Rodgers, who played on the track, also briefly spoke, unbleeped, at the podium.
  — Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Feb. 2023
• The Paris briefly reopened in 2021 before closing the door for upgrades.
  — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2023
• His case was briefly up in court on Jan. 12, when it was scheduled for Thursday.
  — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2023
• She’s set to speak briefly at a Ukraine event and then a reception in her honor.
  — Nolan D. McCaskill, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2023
• Along with the briefly open door, the Civic veered between lanes and reached speeds of 90 mph, the City Attorney’s Office said.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2023
• He was shaken up and came out briefly in the second half, replaced by Hairston for three plays.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2022
• The drummer briefly left Modest Mouse in 2003, but rejoined and was recording and touring with the group in the years since.
  — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 Dec. 2022
• The protein option was briefly on menus across the world in March 2023 and stuck around until August.
  — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
• The two groups spoke briefly before getting into a fight.
  — Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2023
• Bishop Fite put a towel over the girl’s face, leaned her over backward and briefly dipped her whole body in.
  — Sam Dolnick, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2022
• Johnson and Addison briefly mixed it up before penalties were doled out at the 7:32 mark of the third.
  — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2024
• Catch up quick: The dockworkers briefly went on strike last year before reaching a deal on pay that was pushed along by the Biden administration's behind-the-scenes machinations.
  — Emily Peck, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 20 Jan 2025