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How to pronounce briefly in English?

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Synonyms concisely, in brief, in short, shortly


she replied briefly.
briefly, we have a problem.
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she visited him briefly.
was briefly associated with IBM.

Examples of briefly

briefly
Olbermann was mentioned briefly and shown in a series of clips of media figures.
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They briefly met with a defense expert on cell phone tracking after the hearing.
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Harrington also ran into trouble, after briefly tying for the lead early Friday.
From the usatoday.com
He worked only briefly during that time, as a substitute teacher in spring 2006.
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Male coaches traditionally don't step down, even briefly, to spend time at home.
From the stltoday.com
The Irish struggled and Brey briefly pulled Abromaitis to steady his shaky play.
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Canseco and Ordonez were teammates briefly, in 2001, with the Chicago White Sox.
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Dorian was briefly married in 2004, tying the knot on Valentine's Day in Hawaii.
From the suntimes.com
Every state attorney general since 1980 has run, at least briefly, for governor.
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More examples
  • For a short time; "she visited him briefly"; "was briefly associated with IBM"
  • Concisely: in a concise manner; in a few words; "the history is summed up concisely in this book"; "she replied briefly"; "briefly, we have a problem"; "to put it shortly"
  • In a brief manner, summarily; For a brief period; To be brief, in short
  • I'm running out of time, so I'll just write and talk faster.