short time

Example Sentences

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Gales will be widespread with gusts reaching 50-60mph with a few stronger gusts possible in the Hebrides for a short time.

From BBC

Gusts will widely reach 50-60mph with a few gusts potentially in excess of 70mph for a short time.

From BBC

Officers said the suspect was a woman in her 30s who allegedly fled the scene before being arrested without incident a short time later.

From Barron's

Upon coming back to the states, he tried out college for a short time before dropping out and moving to Berkeley.

From Los Angeles Times

I didn’t move and in that very short time she realized what I was, blew out of the water in a fountain of spray and bottom mud, and was gone.

From Literature