: 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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For this reason, Mackinac Island is the perfect backdrop for leaf peeping, which is all about taking a quiet moment to enjoy something fleeting.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
The final section may prove anticlimactic for some, given the fleeting images captured of elephants believed to have inhabited the highlands for 5,000 years.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
In 1917, Lionel (Mescal), a young, talented music student, meets David (O’Connor) at the Boston Conservatory, where a connection over a deep love of music leads to a fleeting love affair.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
The very nature of life is fleeting.
—Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 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 17 Sep. 2025.
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