: 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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Between farewells and fleeting moments, Danielius embraces the present — immersing himself in the town one last time before finally letting go.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 June 2025
For a fleeting moment in March, the Facebook page of Yojani, a Venezuelan migrant whose last name is withheld for her security, looked like a recap of a family vacation.
—Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2025
For a fleeting moment ahead of the first meeting in mid-May 2025, there existed the faintest prospect that Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine would join, sitting down in the same room for face-to-face talks.
—Anna Batta, The Conversation, 2 June 2025
But for a fleeting moment in December, Major League Baseball and Banana Ball were almost linked.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 June 2025
For a fleeting moment in March, the Facebook page of Yojani, a Venezuelan migrant whose last name is withheld for her security, looked like a recap of a family vacation.
—Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2025
For a fleeting moment ahead of the first meeting in mid-May 2025, there existed the faintest prospect that Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine would join, sitting down in the same room for face-to-face talks.
—Anna Batta, The Conversation, 2 June 2025
But for a fleeting moment in December, Major League Baseball and Banana Ball were almost linked.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 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 12 Jun. 2025.
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