Thesaurus / short-lived

short-lived

How to use short-lived in a sentence

But the rumble of distant guns told the destroyer that his short-lived hour of triumph was nearly sped.

In 1826 Desroches made a short-lived attempt to marry Malvina d'Aldrigger.

During this period of the Renaissance, as Hadria afterwards called the short-lived epoch, little Martha was visited frequently.

The Bostonians met with a cold reception, and the short-lived pleasure was condemned as a nuisance.

"But I——" It was the courage of desperation—short-lived, alas!

However, his kindness did not save him, and his glory was short lived.

Boxes in which Whetter used to carry ice for domestic requirements were as a rule short-lived.

The early seventies saw the rise of a short-lived movement in favor of Canadian independence.

Vallejo, set free when the short-lived "bear-flag republic" went to pieces, lived many years at Sonoma.

And should he descend from this ground to plead with him upon the score of his short-lived worldly career?

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OCTOBER 26, 1985