Shortly has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dr. Stein will be with you shortly. | |
| 2. | The mayor will shortly announce his decision to resign. | |
| 3. | Shortly after the accident, the police came. | |
| 4. | "I've finished" said Tony shortly, then he closed the piano. | |
| 5. | Shortly after the war my father bought a new house, in which I was born. | |
| 6. | My grandfather died shortly after my birth. | |
| 7. | The hospital patient dropped off shortly after the doctor injected him with anesthesia. | |
| 8. | He reached home shortly before five o'clock. | |
| 9. | It is rumored that he will shortly resign. | |
| 10. | He arrived shortly after. |