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

"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

Predictably, a judge swiftly ruled in Mr. Frosh’s favor and ordered Sheriff Gahler to turn over all relevant evidence forthwith.

From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2022

Judge Penny ruled that the singer's care be turned over to Mr Zabel "forthwith", adding that it "is in the best interest of the conservatee".

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2021

In her turn, Helen Burns asked me to explain, and I proceeded forthwith to pour out, in my own way, the tale of my sufferings and resentments.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë