fleeting
Example Sentences
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A lot of these moments are just small fleeting moments.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
"Everyone's guard is down, and everyone's equally vulnerable. There's all these little snippets of conversation and fleeting, really intense, connections."
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
Forensic-style review introduces a seriousness to something that’s supposed to be fleeting and fun.
From The Wall Street Journal • 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
That fleeting vision, which had been a celebration for her when she came home from school, passed through Meme’s heart without a quiver.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Vocabulary lists containing fleeting
Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 1
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