Sentence examples for momentary setback from inspiring English sources

This, though it dismayed Montesquieu, was but a momentary setback.

It's just a momentary setback for all of us," Tejpal said.

"There has not been a single lawsuit yet where we have not had at least a momentary setback.

The result of the government's nearly ten-year battle against Cohen's empire was looking increasingly like a momentary setback.

After losing a senatorial election — a momentary setback — David meets a terrific young woman, Elise (Emily Blunt), a ballet dancer, in a men's room at the Waldorf.

Other Bush administration officials played down Mr. bin Laden's apparent vanishing act as only a momentary setback in the search for Al Qaeda's leader.

I learned that true transformation requires a vision big enough to carry you through the pain of momentary setbacks and disappointments.

But with a few steps forward, a momentary embarrassing setback was inevitable.

The results on Tuesday were a surprise, but it was an open question whether the defeats were a momentary embarrassment or a prolonged setback for Mr. Romney.

If it was a setback, it was only momentary.

Confederate raids such as these were disruptive and caused damage, but they were only minor setbacks and showed the Confederates could cause only momentary disturbances in the area.