: passing swiftly : transitory
… the often fleeting nature of fame and fortune …—
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fleetingness
noun
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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Instead of resisting the fleeting nature of experiences, try to fully immerse yourself in them, knowing that their temporality adds to their beauty and significance.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Her brush with fame was fleeting, appearing alongside Nick, Aaron, and their two other siblings—Bobbie Jean and Leslie—on the short-lived, 2006 reality show House of Carters.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 15 Apr. 2025
Blue Origin typically requires a $150,000 deposit per seat for its fleeting space tourists.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
Her Stories were full of fleeting pictures from a baby shower, thought to be earlier that day in Palm Beach.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Her brush with fame was fleeting, appearing alongside Nick, Aaron, and their two other siblings—Bobbie Jean and Leslie—on the short-lived, 2006 reality show House of Carters.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 15 Apr. 2025
Blue Origin typically requires a $150,000 deposit per seat for its fleeting space tourists.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
Her Stories were full of fleeting pictures from a baby shower, thought to be earlier that day in Palm Beach.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fleeting
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“Fleeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fleeting. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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