Rainbow appeared briefly.

Meaning: This sentence describes how a rainbow was visible in the sky for a short period of time.

Choice of Words: Rainbow is a curved line or arc of colors that appears in the sky when sunlight is refracted and dispersed by raindrops. Appeared is the past tense of the verb appear, which means to come into sight. Briefly describes the duration of time the rainbow was visible, which is for a short period.

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• The light flickered briefly.
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• Lightning flashed, sky lit up briefly.
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