briefly

[ˈbriːfli]

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.