Below you will find example sentences with "shortly afterwards". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Shortly Afterwards in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: shortly
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 4
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 25.1 words

Words in this phrase

shortly afterwards

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • shortly can mean: In a short or brief time or manner; quickly. Frequent word
  • afterwards can mean: At a later or succeeding time; after that; Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 7 start, 6 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

10 substitutes shortly afterwards 1× a second shortly afterwards with big 1× back up shortly afterwards 1× been worse shortly afterwards when ryan 1× down well shortly afterwards to hold 1× for kerry shortly afterwards when he 1× her mother shortly afterwards 1× her when shortly afterwards she flew 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

shortly afterwards in 2× a 17 year 1× city dominated until 1× darya trepova the 1× garp also used 1× he collided with 1×

Common sentence endings:

afterwards killing him 1× as a writer 1× citing ill health 1× details could change 1× easier to miss 1× from that direction 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

year 3× shot 3× confessed 2× old 2× arrested 2× new 2× police 2× pushed 2× early 2× brought 2× blue 2× low 2×

Related phrases

shortly thereafter came shortly december shortly released shortly road shortly

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around shortly:

shortly thereafter 10× came shortly 3× december shortly 3× released shortly 3× road shortly 3×

Just before it in the phrase index:

short term short story short stories short percent short notice short films

Just after it in the phrase index:

shortly thereafter shot noise shots fired shoulder injury shouldn get show featuring

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

shortly thereafter

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "shortly afterwards" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 25.1 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 10 substitutes shortly afterwards, a second shortly afterwards with big, year, shot and confessed stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with shortly thereafter, came shortly, december shortly, shortly thereafter, came shortly and december shortly, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with shortly afterwards

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Sandbags were brought to the school shortly afterwards. (8 words)

Kalen Browne equalised for Kerry shortly afterwards when he headed home a Szymon Jasinski corner. (15 words)

She returned shortly afterwards but was refused entry and as a result became irate and aggressive. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Darya Trepova, the 26-year-old Russian woman arrested over his murder, confessed in a video released by the interior ministry that she had brought in the figurine of a likeness of Tatarsky that exploded shortly afterwards, killing him. (39 words)

It was the Red Hands making all the early running and they added a second shortly afterwards with big midfielder Brian Kennedy barging his way through a Donegal sandwich and after that it would have been easier to miss. (39 words)

He also made a decent save to touch a low Kieran Moore shot past his post after 20 minutes and also got down well shortly afterwards to hold Josh Cooper’s low shot. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

In the moments afterwards, she confessed to poisoning her father with prescription medication and stabbing her mother shortly afterwards.

A 17-year-old boy, known to the victim, was arrested shortly afterwards in New Addington and police have been given an extra 24 hours to question him.

According to the residents, the police pushed Miller into a yard, and shortly afterwards, they heard loud explosions coming from that direction.

City dominated until Guardiola decided to make seven changes early in the second half - and Atleti boss Diego Simeone responded by bringing on 10 substitutes shortly afterwards.

Darya Trepova, the 26-year-old Russian woman arrested over his murder, confessed in a video released by the interior ministry that she had brought in the figurine of a likeness of Tatarsky that exploded shortly afterwards, killing him.

Garp also used Blue Hole against Kuzan and sent him crashing through the ground, however, the Marine was seen getting back up shortly afterwards.

He also made a decent save to touch a low Kieran Moore shot past his post after 20 minutes and also got down well shortly afterwards to hold Josh Cooper’s low shot.

He collided with the pillar at around 10.30pm, with emergency services attending the scene shortly afterwards.

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It could have been worse shortly afterwards when Ryan dropped a short Donnellan kick-out to hand Heron a glorious opportunity, but Donnellan pushed his shot out for a ’45.

It’s normal for this symbol to show initially when the watch is placed on the charger and for the screen to sleep shortly afterwards, while charging continues (but it should not blink).

It was the Red Hands making all the early running and they added a second shortly afterwards with big midfielder Brian Kennedy barging his way through a Donegal sandwich and after that it would have been easier to miss.

Jacob Bruun Larsen extended their lead shortly afterwards, racing onto Dara O’Shea’s long ball down the right and keeping his composure to slot past goalkeeper Wes Foderingham.

Kalen Browne equalised for Kerry shortly afterwards when he headed home a Szymon Jasinski corner.

Navarra tweeted about the topic again shortly afterwards to provide an reported on the supposed Twitter Blue update, too, and backed up the info while saying the pricing details could change.

Sandbags were brought to the school shortly afterwards.

She returned shortly afterwards but was refused entry and as a result became irate and aggressive.

She took the memory with her when, shortly afterwards, she flew out to the UK to embark on a new life as a writer.

Shortly afterwards, in May 2021, the Princess returned to South Africa, where she remained for most of the year, citing ill-health.

Shortly afterwards – in the spring of 2025, according the latest plan – prospective UK visitors to the Schengen area will have to apply online for permission to enter.

Shortly afterwards Jack Whitehouse broke through and seemed certain to score but was held up over the line.

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