Examples of 'he was briefly' in a sentence

Meaning of "he was briefly"

This phrase is used to indicate that someone was only present or involved for a short period of time. It suggests that the person's involvement or presence was temporary and not long-lasting

How to use "he was briefly" in a sentence

Basic
Advanced
he was briefly
He was briefly hospitalized and received eight stitches.
During each of these times he was briefly acting governor.
He was briefly a manager after retiring from football.
During this year he was briefly married and divorced.
He was briefly associated with a communist party.
For these activities he was briefly jailed several times.
He was briefly arrested when the revolution was suppressed.
On leaving school he was briefly apprenticed to a chemist.
He was briefly unconscious following the car crash.
He claimed in his autobiography that he was briefly abducted by gypsies in his youth.
He was briefly suspended for the incident.
On his return to Nankai he was briefly arrested for his radical associations.
He was briefly the sole naval officer present.
This ended a long association with the club of which he was briefly Chairman.
He was briefly arrested for one of these assaults.

See also

Following the invasion of Poland he was briefly arrested by the Germans.
He was briefly interrogated by the police.
During the Second World War he was briefly employed in meteorology again.
He was briefly a professional golfer.
During his time at Harvard he was briefly an accompanist for the Harvard Glee Club.
He was briefly a driver before this.
Influenced by symbolism, he was briefly aligned with futurism.
He was briefly detained by police.
After the papal restoration, he was briefly jailed.
He was briefly a PhD student.
He had odd jobs, and once he was briefly arrested.
He was briefly controlled by MetalPhantomon.
After the death of his father, he was briefly involved in local politics.
He was briefly arrested for these activities but the charges were dropped.
After leading two laps, he was briefly in contention for the win.
He was briefly jailed himself.
After leading twp laps, he was briefly in contention for the win.
He was briefly a huge star.
At the end of season two, his department was cut, and he was briefly unemployed.
He was briefly but acutely aware of the warmth of her hand.
Manly was rescued unhurt, although he was briefly trapped underwater after the second test.
He was briefly imprisoned.
After playing 3 games that year, he was briefly no longer invited to the national team.
He was briefly captured a second time during the war in command of a merchant vessel.
When he returned to the Philippines, he was briefly a teacher.
He was briefly conscious.
Based on an international warrant, he was briefly detained in Spain.
He was briefly hospitalized.
After concluding his career, he was briefly a coach at Watford.
He was briefly imprisoned because he helped to hide some socialist leaders from the police.
He was put on a train for New York, where he was briefly hospitalized.
He was briefly employed as a security guard and a private investigator after graduating high school.
When the Nazis occupied France, he was briefly imprisoned in an internment camp.
He was briefly detained at Hebron prison before that.
From Britain, he sailed to France, where he was briefly reunited with his father.

You'll also be interested in:

Examples of using Briefly
Explain briefly why these recommendations are appropriate
The main issues are briefly described below
Let us briefly examine each of these stages
Show more

Search by letter in the English dictionary