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Recent Examples of briefly Co-created by the writer Mark Frost, the ABC show was an uncanny soap opera, powered by a murder mystery that briefly captured the country’s imagination. David Sims, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2025 As Peggy scours the local library and the nearby college town of Iowa City for a cure, and then turns briefly to prayer, life continues in West Branch. Laurel Snyder, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025 The rain may briefly mix with some snow around midnight. Peter Breen, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025 Following the climactic events inside of Silo 18, the screen briefly faded to black, then returned to a contemporary street in Washington, D.C., where Zukerman’s Daniel arrived at a bar to meet, for a first time, Henwick’s Helen. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for briefly 

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“Briefly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/briefly. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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