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View definitions for short lived

short lived

adjective as in perishable

adjective as in temporal

adjective as in brief

adjective as in transitory

adjective as in ad interim

adjective as in ephemeral

adjective as in evanescent

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Example Sentences

But the dream of a new dawn was short lived—at least a democratic one.

But assuming things were ever that hopeful, heaven was short-lived, and trouble followed.

I sang for a second in a rock cover band in college, but that was pretty short-lived.

I watched Tarzan movies and the short-lived Tarzan TV series.

Without the community, the ultimate destiny of any preservation project, no matter how ambitious, will be short-lived.

But the rumble of distant guns told the destroyer that his short-lived hour of triumph was nearly sped.

In 1826 Desroches made a short-lived attempt to marry Malvina d'Aldrigger.

During this period of the Renaissance, as Hadria afterwards called the short-lived epoch, little Martha was visited frequently.

The Bostonians met with a cold reception, and the short-lived pleasure was condemned as a nuisance.

"But I——" It was the courage of desperation—short-lived, alas!

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On this page you'll find 833 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to short lived, such as: insufficient, limited, meager, scant, slight, and bantam.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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