momentarily

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But within a minute of the team’s plane taking off, a bolt of lightning struck it, as staff members felt the engines momentarily quiet before revving up for a steep climb into the clouds.

From Los Angeles Times

STANFORD, Calif. – Before the recent uptick in wins momentarily quieted his detractors, Mike Hopkins talked about his future as coach of the Washington men’s basketball team.

From Seattle Times

When the engine stalled momentarily, she was frightened but didn’t tell anyone else that she didn’t know how to swim.

From New York Times

The mistakes were staunched momentarily — a lone 5-yarder the only accepted infraction at Michigan.

From Washington Times

With Monday’s brutal escalation of the war effort, Mr. Putin appears to be responding, in part, to those critics, momentarily quieting the clamors of hard-liners furious with the Russian military’s humiliating setbacks on the battlefield.

From New York Times