How to Use shortly after in a Sentence

shortly after

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  • The victim’s grandson arrived at the scene shortly after the crash, Manes said.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 30 June 2026
  • The 22-year-old slugger’s first two career hits were home runs shortly after he was called up from the minors in late May.
    — Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • But the call-out caught Swift's attention, and the pair started seeing each other shortly after.
    — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • Powell's term as Fed chairman expired in mid-May, and Kevin Warsh took over the role shortly after.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • Within about three months, Maya received a job offer and shortly after began working for a fintech company.
    — Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The suitcase containing the girl’s body was found shortly after he was arrested, leading to the additional charges, police said.
    — Jintamas Saksornchai, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • The suitcase containing the girl's body was found shortly after he was arrested, leading to the additional charges, police said.
    — ABC News, 30 June 2026
  • Carroll was among the first people to bring a suit under the temporary law shortly after midnight on Thanksgiving in 2022.
    — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026
  • Look east shortly after sunset to watch the Strawberry Moon climb into the evening sky among the stars of the constellation Sagittarius.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 29 June 2026
  • Police say the suspects fled before officers arrived, and detectives were on scene investigating shortly after.
    — Amanda Starrantino, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Cubs fans will remember that Morel was a promising slugger shortly after his call up to the majors in 2022, logging 63 homers in his first three seasons.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Porzingis, who said last year he had been diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, missed two weeks shortly after the trade with a mysterious illness that was never publicly identified.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
  • Non-Chinese managers were fired shortly after they had been hired and were replaced with Chinese managers, according to the complaint filed in a federal court in Los Angeles.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Much like the Archdiocese of San Francisco, the Oakland diocese sought bankruptcy protection shortly after the three-year window closed for abuse victims to file lawsuits against the church.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
  • The Kings signed Achiuwa shortly after the start of the 2025-26 season to strengthen their frontcourt with Keegan Murray sidelined due to a thumb injury.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
  • His retirement came shortly after a demotion from Triple-A to Double-A, despite recently showing signs of putting himself back on the organizational radar.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • President Richard Nixon makes victory speech at a rally shortly after being elected to serve a second term by a landslide in the November 7th Presidential election.
    — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Kemp — who signed an overall deal with Apple TV shortly after Nemesis premiered — executive produces Nemesis via her End of Episode company.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026
  • According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the Eagan woman was driving north on Interstate 35E shortly after midnight.
    — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • The statement came shortly after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick posted on social media about lifting export controls on Fable, one of the Anthropic models in question.
    — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • This came weeks before they were set to go to trial over her December 2024 breach of contract and retaliation lawsuit and shortly after Liman dismissed all but three of her 16 causes of action on April 2.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • In March, shortly after a federal judge ruled that a previous set of Hegseth’s press restrictions were unconstitutional, the Pentagon implemented a new set of interim guidelines, including the one requiring press escorts.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 June 2026
  • Moore then won Super Bowl LIX as the offensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles, and was hired shortly after as the head coach of the New Orleans Saints.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026
  • Ariel Property Advisors summarized the law shortly after passage, including its elimination of high-income/high-rent vacancy deregulation and material restrictions on how owners could recover their investment in regulated apartments.
    — Shimon Shkury, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • According to Feeney’s official transaction page, the pitcher elected retirement shortly after he was moved from the Triple-A affiliate Woosox to the Double-A affiliate Sea Dogs, where some struggles on the mound continued.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The Boeing 777 plane vanished from radar shortly after taking off on March 8, 2014, carrying 239 people, mostly Chinese nationals, on a flight from Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur, to Beijing.
    — Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • Andres Tremante, a mechanical engineer at Florida International University who visited the region shortly after the 1999 mudslides, noted that the current scale of destruction appears significantly more severe.
    — Ted Scouten, CBS News, 30 June 2026

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