fleeting
Example Sentences
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The most fleeting occupant of the Celtic manager's job in the club's storied history lasted eight months.
From BBC
Stepping through the frame of her future front door, Holdorff Polhill instinctively wiped dirt off her shoes, forgetting — for a fleeting moment — that the house was not finished.
From Los Angeles Times
High-speed traders often seek to capture fleeting differences between prices of related assets, making quick response times critical.
Ibrahima Konate's poor form is irrelevant as he is a central defender and Liverpool lack cover, but Cody Gakpo's contribution on the left flank has been fleeting this season, the Netherlands international too predictable.
From BBC
It is is why we started to hear references to glancing contact in a tackle or, when it comes to a shirt pull, a fleeting hold.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
