How to Use short time in a Sentence

short time

noun

• Just a short time later, the Lions were once again on the clock.
  — Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press, 28 Apr. 2023
• The car was abandoned a short time later, Weisler said.
  — Rebekah Riess, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
• She was captured a short time later near the house, per WLBT.
  — Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
• East Haven Fire Department was called a short time later to get the car open and pull the dog out of the car.
  — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
• The woman was pronounced dead at the scene and the man died at the hospital a short time later.
  — Justin Klawans, The Week, 2 July 2023
• Check out this hail in Belmont captured by one of our Deputies just a short time ago.
  — Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
• The chase ended a short time later, but the suspect refused to get out of his car.
  — Lori Weisberg march 4, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2023
• All told us they had been displaced from their homes — some for a short time, others to this day.
  — Patrick Lohmann, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2024
• The man was detained around 5:35 a.m. and the freeway was reopened a short time later, Collins said.
  — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2023
• The car was recovered a short time later, sources said.
  — Jack Date, ABC News, 29 Nov. 2023
• And proponents had to campaign over a short time frame.
  — Megan Specia, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
• He was rushed to a hospital and pronounced dead a short time later.
  — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2024
• Dail fell backwards and was pronounced dead a short time later.
  — Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2023
• Both men were taken to a hospital where one of them died a short time later.
  — Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
• The father then found the child in the backseat of the vehicle and rushed the child to the hospital, where the child was pronounced dead a short time later.
  — Warren Kulo | [e-mail], al, 28 Feb. 2023
• The label only existed for a short time in the ‘70s and has been dormant since then, but the name still belonged to Sony.
  — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 16 Feb. 2024
• Deputies found the unnamed 16-year-old suspect a short time later by a canal in the area and placed him into custody.
  — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2023
• What causes flash floods? Flash floods develop when heavy rains hit in a short time.
  — Cara Korte, CBS News, 11 July 2023
• T'Yonna died at a hospital a short time after the shooting.
  — CBS News, 28 Feb. 2023
• Barnes said that Thompson was booked into jail a short time later.
  — Adam Sabes, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2023
• Four of the victims died at the scene; Daniel died at a hospital a short time after the shooting Friday night.
  — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2023
• The police report states that Hartley was caught a short time later.
  — Luke Barr, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2023
• The 2-year-old boy was pronounced dead by medical staff a short time later.
  — Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2023
• She was pronounced dead a short time later, and her cause of death remains unclear.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023
• The waives a visa for tourists and businesspeople like bankers who are entering the country for a short time.
  — The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024
• Thomas was pronounced dead at the hospital a short time later.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 4 Apr. 2023
• The suspect was not found during a search of the residence a short time later on Monday night.
  — Indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2024
• But for a short time, at least, George Chartier got to see his dream of an electric-car future made real.
  — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 12 Mar. 2023
• He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 29 Mar. 2023
• But the promise of fresh produce was tempting enough to lure Johnson away from their love nest, if only for a short time.
  — Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024