promptly

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

He said that "the onus is on those who carried out the attack to investigate it promptly, impartially, transparently and thoroughly".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The Navy acknowledged the reports of toilet problems in a statement last month, but cited ship leadership as saying that "clog incidents are addressed promptly by trained damage control and engineering personnel, with minimal downtime."

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

It promptly reached a contract with OpenAI which claims it, too, restricts the use of its models for domestic mass surveillance and autonomous weapons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Mr. Lewis likens that behavior to a distemperate Roman emperor’s: destroying film projects in righteous displays of his own power; acquiring, and promptly discarding, cars and wives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

I promptly saved it in my cheek pouch until I could store it in my sleeping house.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney