fleeting
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- fleetingly adverb
- fleetingness noun
- unfleeting adjective
Etymology
Origin of fleeting
Example Sentences
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But it’s because their love is fleeting that it’s special.
From Salon
Art is long, and Time is fleeting; And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still, like muffled drums, are beating Funeral marches to the grave.
From Literature
If there was any thought that this was a fleeting pandemic-era experiment of laptop nomads logging in from distant shores, data hints at its longevity.
Being that making videos is her third job behind being a nurse and a mom, time is a fleeting asset for the YouTuber.
From Los Angeles Times
In a fleeting survey of keyboard revolutionaries, she sets the stage for Sun Ra’s experimental journeys into the musical beyond.
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