momentarily
Example Sentences
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Though markets were momentarily on edge Monday after fighting flared for the first time in weeks, investors quickly bounced back to send stocks to multiple new records this week.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
At 8:42 p.m., the festival advised via its mobile app that Stagecoach would resume momentarily.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
More recently, I was asked why I didn’t just buy a reprint online for cheap, and momentarily balked at the question.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
There was a deep rumbling as a sheet of brilliant white flame suddenly erupted, momentarily engulfing the whole launch pad as the mightiest rocket Nasa has ever built rose into the sky.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
I would have got past Mr. Rochester’s chamber without a pause; but my heart momentarily stopping its beat at that threshold, my foot was forced to stop also.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing momentarily
The Sky at Our Feet
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"A Brief Account of the Facts" and "Comprehending the Calamity"
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