briefly

Example Sentences

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Han was briefly released in November to undergo eye surgery but has returned to pre-trial custody.

From Barron's

Camite was briefly used as a riot control agent by the American police post-World War One, but was abandoned after safer options such as CS gas were invented.

From BBC

In St. Louis, strike committees, the so-called St. Louis Commune, briefly governed before troops crushed the uprising.

From The Wall Street Journal

Landlords in the area were gouging renters, Koerner said, and he briefly considered living in his car before one of his employees offered a La Crescenta space that had just become available.

From Los Angeles Times

Netflix briefly crashed when the four new episodes were released on Wednesday in the US, and early on Thursday in the UK.

From BBC