How to use "shortly" in a sentence

Almost a year ago, shortly after Danny had died, Tina had been offered a directing and co-producing job on a huge ten-million-dollar extravaganza to be staged in the two-thousand-seat main showroom of the Golden Pyramid, one of the largest and plushest hotels on the Strip

As long as she left his things undisturbed, she could continue to entertain the hope that Danny was not dead, that he was just away somewhere for a while, and that he would shortly pick up his life where he had left off

Tina didn't get home from the opening-night party until shortly before two o'clock Wednesday morning

There was a bitter divorce shortly before the boy died

He was scheduled to take possession of it shortly before midnight.

Alexander watched death rushing up at him and knew his curiosity about the other side would shortly be satisfied.