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Meanings of fleeting in English
Synonyms
Examples for "momentary"
Examples for "momentary"
1
Results: Higher reports of momentary stress were associated with shortened gestational length.
2
However, living to see these momentary highlights would also bring myriad downsides.
3
Yet the stop was momentary; he rose and dashed into the cover.
4
Nor is it a momentary absence: it is almost nine weeks now.
5
The coolness was only a momentary relief; the heat came right back.
1
One son was in the Albany Penitentiary; another a fugitive in Canada.
2
Enforcement officials earlier said the fugitive was believed to be in China.
3
Retribution followed me; and I long remained a fugitive in the land.
4
There was in the first place no mention of the fugitive nephew.
5
In me you see a fugitive from the wrath of the cardinal.
1
Whether any man is enabled by his acuteness and experience, to determine all these questions upon momentaneous reflection, I cannot decide.
Usage of fleeting in English
1
But the gains could be fleeting as technical factors point to losses.
2
Fashion is in flux, referencing the past to create a fleeting present.
3
I'm struck for a fleeting moment by the overwhelming sense of loss.
4
However fleeting, empowerment is what Sank wanted to bestow through these pictures.
5
N ormally my experience of this area of London has been fleeting.
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But this is an opportunity that is unique, and fleeting, he said.
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A fleeting vision of the youth in the yellow oilskins mocked him.
8
As well might a fleeting word judge the speaker that forms it.
9
Sometimes fleeting, relatively inconsequential images are more eloquent than long, detailed analysis.
10
The life of human beings in this world is fleeting and transitory.
11
Rather, it was fleeting as a wing; in fact, was just that.
12
Nay, wonder not that I am calm; the fleeting things of earth
13
It was time Adam found some enjoyment, even for a fleeting moment.
14
The virgin in her showed fierce and passionate, not shy and fleeting.
15
The dip, when it does come, will likely be a fleeting affair.
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Root allowed himself a fleeting grin, then it was back to business.
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Fleeting through the time
Fleeting across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common