Seeing the drawbacks of open opposition to such an apple-pie issue, senators ducked, debated only briefly and passed the proposal quickly.

His meaty hand hovered over the doorknob as he briefly debated reentering the American's room.

I briefly debated trying to translate Star Wars into Latin and decided against it.

I briefly debated the merits of lying.

She briefly debated trying to untie the knot.

Donald briefly debated handling this one by himself, or even refusing to answer it.

Riker briefly debated contacting Krantin and the captain but decided against it.

The air was still warm from the day's heat, but it was dark night outside and she briefly debated whether to turn the pool lights on.

They debate briefly about exactly when she died.

He briefly debated knocking her out cold and stuffing her into the trunk until it was over.