Synonym: concisely, in brief, in short, shortly. Similar words: in brief, butterfly, reflection, die for, relief, bring, brick, bride. Meaning: [ˈbriːflɪ] 
adv. 1. for a short time 2. in a concise manner; in a few words.
adv. 1. for a short time 2. in a concise manner; in a few words. 
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31. 'I'm divorced, as you know,' she said briefly.
32. They skirmished briefly with soldiers from Fort Benton.
33. He described briefly what happened.
34. He spoke only briefly and elliptically about the mission.
35. A hound yelped briefly as a whip cracked.
36. I did briefly consider going on my own.
37. His fingers briefly touched hers.
38. Keats sang briefly but gloriously.
39. A few clouds formed briefly before dissolving again.
40. She stumbled briefly but then continued.
41. We touched briefly on the subject.
42. We chatted briefly about the weather.
43. He told me briefly what had happened.
44. I met Wilma once,(sentencedict.com) briefly.
45. She looked up briefly then returned to her sewing.
46. I'd met her briefly in a prenatal class.
47. Then briefly she told us about herself.
48. She glanced briefly at his lapel badge.
49. A sibilant murmuring briefly pervaded the room.
49. Sentencedict.com try its best to gather and build good sentences.
50. She adverted briefly to the news of the day.
51. A light flared briefly, then went out.
52. He glanced briefly down the list of names.
53. His fingers were briefly in contact with the ball.
54. Sonia explained briefly what we had to do.
55. Briefly, the argument is as follows ...
56. At this point the two paths coincide briefly.
57. He paused briefly before continuing.
58. Let me tell you briefly what happened.
59. He was briefly arrested in Rome after a contretemps with Italian police.
60. There are four basic alternatives; they are described briefly below.