fleeting

Example Sentences

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Besides, even in the highly unlikely possibility that we would win the FA Cup, it would only be fleeting success.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

As the obstacles mount against Kornev, his paranoia grows, leading to fleeting moments of surrealism.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

“All of this suggests that the Fed’s inflation worries extend beyond weathering a fleeting wave of one-off price hikes associated with tariffs and, more recently, an energy price spike,” Stanley says.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Fashion is fleeting; this film is positively disposable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Besides, I’d moved enough times now to know that time was a fleeting, exhaustible thing.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi