- present participle of fleet.
fleeting
Example Sentences
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“The Way You Look Tonight” lasts because every element serves one idea: Beauty is fleeting, yet memory can preserve its warmth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Occasionally they can spark into life and show what they are capable of, but those moments have been too fleeting.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
In a city where everything can feel fleeting, Kiko Kostadinov has created something that asks you to linger long enough for a memory to form — and perhaps, eventually, become part of the next collection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
That’s simply no way to live, and it’s certainly not a way to enjoy a movie as anything deeper or more important than a fleeting experience.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Above them was a dome of pale sky barred with fleeting smoke, but it seemed high and far away, as if seen through great deeps of air heavy with brooding thought.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
Vocabulary lists containing fleeting
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