short-lived

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The higher inflation from the oil shock could be short-lived or consumers could pull back on spending, leading to a downturn in the labor market—an outcome that could warrant interest-rate cuts.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

A small number of the crossings are taking place through a part of the Gulf that the U.S. cleared earlier this month as part of its short-lived “Project Freedom.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

However, the reconciliation appeared to be short-lived, with Lindsie saying on her podcast in March 2025 that she hadn’t had any contact with her dad in a year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

He has relinquished his active government and party roles, but during his 2008-2018 presidency, he and former US president Barack Obama presided over a short-lived thaw in Washington-Havana relations.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The project neatly combined work each had been doing previously—Lawrence’s research under Swann into the photoelectric effect in gas vapor and Beams’s investigation of short-lived physical phenomena.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik