not for long

Example Sentences

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Foreclosures are still below 2019 levels, but probably not for long.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

But not for long, if the claim succeeds.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

West was low-key in black sunglasses and a matching tee, while Censori sported a black fur coat — but not for long.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2025

“Virus will survive on the carcass surface — not for long at 100 degrees — but temperature and acidification pretty rapidly neutralize it in the carcass, at least influenza viruses.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2024

Yet Harry Potter was still there, asleep at the moment, but not for long.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling