transitorily

Example Sentences

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There is no merit in mastering the feelings which only lightly and transitorily skim over the surface of the soul.

From Aesthetical Essays of Frederich Schiller by Schiller, Friedrich

Variations caused by the factors mentioned act only transitorily, and the pressure shortly returns to normal.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall

There is no slavery so abhorrent as that of the menial who has no thought beyond the narrow sphere of his servitude, and the little pleasure which his light heart may transitorily enjoy.

From The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth by Templeton, Timothy

Isbister looked at him and wondered transitorily if some complex Providence had indeed brought them together that afternoon.

From When the Sleeper Wakes by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

My mind felt, at times, quite confused; at other times, strange ideas shot transitorily through it, with the vividness of lightning; but they were only coruscations, and left no impressions.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III by Various