1
a
: in a brief way
briefly mentioned
b
: in brief
the food, briefly, was awful
2
: for a short time
briefly married
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Examples of briefly in a Sentence
Several important issues are only briefly mentioned.
Please briefly describe your experience.
We briefly considered canceling the trip.
Recent Examples on the Web
Very briefly, Jeff Bhasker and Greg Kurstin also make appearances on Swift records, while Lover brought Post Malone collaborators Frank Dukes and Louis Bell into the mix, too.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2024
The protein option was briefly on menus across the world in March 2023 and stuck around until August.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2024
The protein option was briefly on menus across the world in March 2023 and stuck around until August.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for briefly
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“Briefly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/briefly. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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