: 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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Genuine earworms like this are fleeting here.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 15 May 2026
In South Texas, blood runs deeper, forgiveness is fleeting, and the cost of survival might just be your soul.
—David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
The performance lives in tiny hesitations, fleeting glances and emotional refusals.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
But that stability could be fleeting, and the next governor could still find themselves without sufficient revenues to keep up the state’s heavy spending.
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Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 15 May 2026
In South Texas, blood runs deeper, forgiveness is fleeting, and the cost of survival might just be your soul.
—David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
The performance lives in tiny hesitations, fleeting glances and emotional refusals.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
But that stability could be fleeting, and the next governor could still find themselves without sufficient revenues to keep up the state’s heavy spending.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
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 21 May. 2026.
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