fleeting look
Example Sentences
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On the ephemeral end it provides us a fleeting look at what my predecessor coyly refers to as the origin story of the Kardashians, the modern era’s most resilient reality TV family and brand.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2019
A barely perceptible frown creased his brows, a fleeting look that seemed to convey, I can’t believe I still have to say this.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2018
A passer-by, throwing only a fleeting look over the place, would have been completely unaware of it.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 1, 2017
At trial, a judge found the man not guilty, noting that the prosecution’s case relied on little more than Jaranilla’s fleeting look at the person who opened fire.
From Washington Post
Mama hadn’t cried the day Baba had died, but Koffi still remembered the fleeting look that’d crossed her face.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
