How to Use "Briefly" with Example Sentences

briefly (adv): for a short time

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Used with verbs:

"The president briefly appeared before leaving."
(appeared, chatted, talked, spoke)

"I briefly glanced through the book."
(glanced, looked, flipped, scanned)

"Can you briefly describe the movie?"
(describe, discuss, summarize, explain)

"The power outage happened briefly in the morning."
(happened, occurred)

"We briefly considered moving out of the country."
(considered, thought about, contemplated)

"It was briefly mentioned in the article."
(mentioned, stated)

"Could you briefly explain what happened?"
(explain, describe, confirm)

"She stopped by briefly."
(stopped by, came by, visited)