forthwith

Example Sentences

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“He shall be released forthwith, if not incarcerated in any other case,” the order concluded.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

So I have today written to my Association in Uxbridge and South Ruislip to say that I am stepping down forthwith and triggering an immediate by-election.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2023

He was 85 and said he found painting tiring; forthwith, he would devote his energies to drawing.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2023

"We are therefore at liberty to exercise our right to withdraw our labour forthwith," Murithi Nyagah, the general secretary of KALPA, said in a statement.

From Reuters • Nov. 4, 2022

The goddess went forthwith to the hut where the maiden lived and challenged her to a contest.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton