How to Use debrief in a Sentence
debrief
verb
- The pilot was debriefed after his flight.
- Police debriefed the hostages upon their return.
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One way to do this is to debrief the girls after the shift ends.
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Dr. Katie Hurley,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2023
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Back on the train to head home, where O. and I cuddle on the couch to debrief our days.
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R29 Team,
refinery29.com,
3 July 2024
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Jono calls his boyfriend, David, an opera singer, to debrief.
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Emma Soren,
Vulture,
10 June 2024
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As her 12-hour shift drew to a close, Rosenberg debriefed the nurse who would take over that night.
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USA Today,
15 Apr. 2020
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Take some time for yourself, call a friend to debrief, and be kind to yourself.
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Mia Carella,
Parents,
24 June 2024
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Afterward, over Zoom, Callan asked the group to debrief the session.
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Adam Iscoe,
The New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2021
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In the days after the game players spent much time on the phone, debriefing each other.
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Lee Jenkins,
SI.com,
24 Jan. 2018
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An hour and twenty minutes later, the three of us trooped back into the office to debrief.
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Alexandra Schwartz,
The New Yorker,
16 May 2022
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Did you guys debrief after the lip sync at all, or talk since about the elimination?
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Justin Curto,
Vulture,
15 Mar. 2021
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In the near future, Noname hopes to debrief each month’s books with a new podcast series.
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Kynala Phillips,
Essence,
29 July 2019
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The group reconvened at 6:30 p.m., this time to quickly debrief.
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Cayla Harris,
San Antonio Express-News,
3 June 2021
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Ahmad, preparing to try him, debriefed Zazi and Ahmedzay at length.
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Andy Borowitz,
The New Yorker,
15 May 2017
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Leadership should debrief and learn from this to clarify what worked and what didn’t.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
9 June 2022
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Once everything is wrapped up, planners can debrief with their clients with a final meeting and move on to the next project.
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Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2024
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On Monday, dozens of high school juniors poured in to get a sense of their new school and get debriefed on their upcoming classes.
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Jason Ruiter,
OrlandoSentinel.com,
14 Aug. 2017
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The hospital held a debriefing the next day, but Anderson couldn’t make it.
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Washington Post,
6 July 2019
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Those in-person could continue to debrief after the call.
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Krithika Varagur,
WSJ,
27 June 2021
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The next morning, everybody gathered at Last Bus Stop to debrief.
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Sean Williams,
Harper's magazine,
19 Aug. 2019
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Amazon has the right to ask the Pentagon to debrief the company on what led it to pick Microsoft instead.
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Washington Post,
1 Nov. 2019
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The students sit down separately and debrief with an adult.
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Amy Joyce,
chicagotribune.com,
21 Oct. 2019
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Sher was debriefing with Miranda when Sorkin’s name came up.
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Michael Paulson,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2023
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Adults who are able will be debriefed Hostages who are well enough will be allowed to leave the medical facilities.
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Shoshanna Solomon,
WSJ,
24 Nov. 2023
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Before their flight, Shankar and Tucker-Ray debriefed in their hotel lobby.
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Sarah Stillman,
The New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2017
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Beck was not by nature suspicious of the motives of others, but Maureen would have wanted to debrief for hours.
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Hazlitt,
26 July 2023
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The show then debriefs Burnham (and the audience) on what exactly just happened.
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Darren Orf,
Popular Mechanics,
2 Oct. 2017
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Before bidding Katie adieu, Greg sits down with her to debrief on her visit with his family.
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Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
10 Aug. 2021
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After the meeting, as the staff debriefed over Slack, someone quickly dug up the young exec’s Instagram account and sent it around.
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Gabriella Paiella,
The Cut,
14 Feb. 2018
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One week later, the entire team who’d been involved in Oliver’s care gathered around a table in a cramped, windowless room to debrief.
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Neil Singh,
Wired,
15 June 2021
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