Sentence examples for is only fleeting from inspiring English sources

Sophia – a mystical female presence whose appearance is only fleeting in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament – was clearly once a household name and a fixture in everyday lives.

Though I can feel my heart beating faster than normal when I take just half a pill, the thought that my habit could be ruining my body is only fleeting, and I return to my work, just like everyone else around me.

Ann's envy was only fleeting — it was benevolent, gracious.

Even so, there are only fleeting moments of rigor.

There were only fleeting glimpses of Ronaldo's coruscating speed.

In the manifesto and several videos of the attack, there was only fleeting mention of Australia.

Electrons and their opposites are only fleeting manifestations of this field, like snowflakes in a storm.

There were moments when the patrons following McIlroy were temporarily becalmed, but those were only fleeting periods.

However, the elemental imagery seems to contain an inherent recognition that all triumphs, however great, are only fleeting.

They had to withstand long spells of pressure but there were only fleeting moments in the opening half when Fabianski's goal was seriously threatened.

If it takes five seconds, "there's a pleasant release of dopamine, and a general feeling of well-being," he said, even if it's only fleeting.