Word Finder - briefly

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(manner) In a brief manner, summarily.

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He covered the subject briefly in his book.

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(duration) For a brief period.

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He only worked here briefly.

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To be brief, in short.

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Briefly, I am not happy about what happened, but no one will be losing their job.

She met his gaze briefly and looked away.

Let's briefly discuss that possibility.

Quinn joined us briefly for dinner.

She surrendered to his lovemaking, briefly disappointed when he stopped to shut their bedroom door.

His attention drifted away briefly in thought.

He returned his attention to the mirror, pausing briefly to speak.

While Dean had briefly touched on his search for Martha's bones at the park that morning, he and Cynthia now repeated the story in greater detail.

Their conversation was interrupted briefly while a man asked Lillie to dance.

Her cell rang, and she stared at it briefly through bleary eyes.

Before describing the process of teaching Helen to speak, it may be well to state briefly to what extent she had used the vocal organs before she began to receive regular instruction in articulation.

He leaned down and kissed her cheek softly and she rolled her head, finally touching his lips briefly with hers.

The gazettes from which the old prince first heard of the defeat at Austerlitz stated, as usual very briefly and vaguely, that after brilliant engagements the Russians had had to retreat and had made their withdrawal in perfect order.

A wry smile briefly touched his lips.

The hand left her breast, caressing its way down her side, pausing briefly on her waist and then continuing down her hip.

His lips left hers briefly and then he whispered softly against her neck.

Jessi studied him briefly, sensing his mood darken, as it had yesterday when she mentioned dating Gerry.

Headlights flashed on the curtains briefly and a car door slammed.

Again her fall was briefly interrupted - until the roots released their grip in the loose gravel.

I thought only briefly before giving him Daniel Brennan's phone number.

I explained the situation briefly and the patrolman recognized I was the object of the call he'd just received from Jackson.

Several people stopped to stare or skirt them as Rhyn padded through, and one startled gasp drew his attention briefly to a stairwell.

He closed his eyes briefly and began loosening his tight grip on the line, readying himself to rappel downward.

She stiffened briefly as she realized what had happened, but before she could even raise a hand to resist; his venom had produced a surge of euphoria.

Lana watched them speak briefly before the two in uniform started down another tunnel.

Sackler ques­tioned Vinnie briefly but got no further than Dean.

He talked to Mums and Mr. Reynolds briefly and then left the waiting room.

He amused himself briefly with the thought of eliminating Sirian himself once the battle began.

He examined her, apologizing briefly when he caused pain.

He paused only briefly at the dresser with his hands on the drawer.

Each of them hugged him and talked briefly to Destiny.

She woke several times briefly; once to see Len and an older officer with white hair talking in the hallway outside her cubicle in the emergency room.

I stopped briefly enough to thank Pual who looked disappointed to be out of the drama.

He Transported himself into Yully's room and looked around briefly before stepping into the quiet hallway.

He changed into a clean shirt as he briefly described hearing the accident, climbing down to investigate and discovering Billy Langstrom's body.

Usually. We'll notify his doctor that he was awake briefly today.

She met his gaze briefly in the mirror.

He thought briefly of his dream, but the hair color differed.

He glanced back at the redhead briefly and thought, she'll keep.

She turned to leave the room and briefly dropped the robe off one side to flash a bare shoulder.

His lips pressed warmly against hers briefly and then he drew back to look into her eyes.

Pierre did not answer him and asked briefly whether his proposal would be accepted.

He glanced up briefly as Connie walked in.

We stopped briefly for a fast food lunch.

We discussed the risks, but only briefly.

He briefly explained the situation to Winston, who had no problem detouring for the short time it would take to question the youth.

The bake lights came on briefly as he slowed down for the bridge and then the truck disappeared into a cloud of tawny dust.

Without waiting for an answer, he headed for the kitchen, stopping briefly to turn on the stereo.

Gerald's gaze shifted briefly to Alex, who continued reading as if he hadn't heard their conversation.

They paused briefly, letting the horses drink while Rob took some pictures of the creek.

Blond brows lifted briefly and then he shrugged.