fleeting

Example Sentences

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Besides, even in the highly unlikely possibility that we would win the FA Cup, it would only be fleeting success.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The problem, apart from perennial budget pressures, is that interest in election mechanics — a technical and arcane subject if ever there was one — is episodic and fleeting.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

“All of this suggests that the Fed’s inflation worries extend beyond weathering a fleeting wave of one-off price hikes associated with tariffs and, more recently, an energy price spike,” Stanley says.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Fashion is fleeting; this film is positively disposable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Cars honked and shoved busily past, sending out fleeting excerpts of whatever hot new single was getting overplayed on the radio.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older