short time

Example Sentences

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The ceasefire opened up a chance for diplomacy that looked for a short time as if it might make progress.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Donald Trump used the opportunity to call that press conference in the Brady Briefing Room a short time later.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

Seymour spent most of his short time in the Senate in triage mode.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Musk's legal team highlighted a 2017 entry in Brockman's personal journal reasoning that it would be lying if Altman publicly asserted OpenAI would stay a nonprofit but became a corporation a short time later.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

But within a short time, the surrounding landscape began to change from towering trees to rocky hills.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple