: passing swiftly : transitory
… the often fleeting nature of fame and fortune …—
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fleetingness
noun
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Examples of fleeting in a Sentence
I caught a fleeting glimpse of the comet.
had a fleeting desire to jump into the cool lake but kept on hiking
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However, candidates must act swiftly, as this productive phase is fleeting, with a slowdown expected to take hold around Thanksgiving.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Then there are terrestrial gamma-ray flashes, or TGF, which are bright enough to see from space and are very fleeting, lasting less than a millisecond.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
Though its existence was fleeting, the group is credited with expanding documentary photography to embrace subjectivity as well as objectivity.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Oct. 2024
His most recent film, Holy Spider, nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, found fleeting pathos in a fanatical serial killer.
—EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Jack Kelly, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Then there are terrestrial gamma-ray flashes, or TGF, which are bright enough to see from space and are very fleeting, lasting less than a millisecond.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
Though its existence was fleeting, the group is credited with expanding documentary photography to embrace subjectivity as well as objectivity.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Oct. 2024
His most recent film, Holy Spider, nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, found fleeting pathos in a fanatical serial killer.
—EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Fleeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fleeting. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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