fleeting
Example Sentences
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If she were still alive, I would congratulate her on her fearless outreach and her ability to find joy in the most fleeting encounters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
García Harfuch’s mother, María Sorté, says her son is grounded, humble and committed to public service, aware that attention to his looks is fleeting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
A lot of these moments are from all of our lives are usually so small and fleeting that we don’t pay attention to them.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
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 boles of the trees glowed with a soft green like young grass: early spring or a fleeting vision of it was about them.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
Vocabulary lists containing fleeting
Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 1
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