briefly

Definition:
1. For a short time.
2. In few words.
3. In a concise manner; in a few words.

Use 'briefly' in a sentence:

• 1. I'd like to begin by briefly introducing the services we offer here at our center.
• 2. Now, I'd like to touch briefly on extension and compression.
• 3. I did briefly toy with the idea of living in France.
• 4. It's better to study fairly briefly but often.
• 5. To recapitulate briefly, the three main points are these.
• 6. I'd met her briefly in a prenatal class.
• 7. The experiments had been done on briefly soaked rocks.
• 8. He was briefly arrested in Rome after a contretemps with Italian police.
• 9. We shall first look briefly at the historical antecedents of this theory.
• 10. Let me tell you briefly what happened.
• 11. She woke up briefly and then went back to sleep.
• 12. Briefly, the argument is as follows.
• 13. To recap briefly, the agreement was rejected 10 days ago.
• 14. He smiled briefly.
• 15. One American academic was held briefly then released in the West bank.
• 16. Let's meet and review briefly each group's discussion.
• 17. It was mentioned only briefly in your books.
• 18. The process perceived by these anthropologists may be summarized briefly.
• 19. The problem had been alluded to briefly in earlier discussions.
• 20. The couple chatted briefly on the doorstep before going inside.
• 21. I met Wilma once, briefly.
• 22. A sibilant murmuring briefly pervaded the room.
• 23. He also talked briefly about the isolation he endured while in captivity.
• 24. He dialled, and spoke briefly to the duty officer.
• 25. He glanced briefly towards her but there was no sign of recognition.
• 26. To recap briefly, an agreement negotiated to cut the budget deficit was rejected 10 days ago.
• 27. Guerillas captured and briefly held an important provincial capital.
• 28. She looked up briefly then returned to her sewing.
• 29. Cross sketched the story briefly, telling the facts just as they had happened.
• 30. I met Miquela once, briefly.
• 31. At this point the two paths coincide briefly.
• 32. His fingers were briefly in contact with the ball.
• 33. Dip the bread briefly in water, then squeeze it dry.
• 34. Briefly, no less than nine of our agents have passed information to us.
• 35. He had spoken to Emma only briefly.
• 36. He referred briefly to his notebook.
• 37. There are four basic alternatives; they are described briefly below.
• 38. I cast my eyes down briefly.
• 39. We briefly discussed buying a second car.
• 40. The sun came out, briefly.
• 41. She writes about women's idealisation of men, touching briefly on the topic of women's fantasy life.
• 42. He spoke only briefly and elliptically about the mission.
• 43. Stopping only briefly to regain her composure, she described her agonising ordeal.
• 44. This chapter briefly surveys the current state of European politics.
• 45. Now would you please briefly introduce yourselves to each other?
• 46. The unexpected and sudden memory briefly panicked her.
• 47. He glanced briefly down the list of names.