short time
Example Sentences
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After leaving the cell, officers returned a short time later to find Hoyos-Munoz unconscious and not breathing, the spokesman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
In a villa on the Bay of Naples, a dying general and statesman, only 50 years old, begins to record his extraordinarily eventful life in the short time left to him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
A short time later they were living together and had a child before their relationship ended in early 2020.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
A search-and-rescue mission discovered Formosa a short time later.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
He’d fly up from her shoulder and return a short time later to share his findings.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
