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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : moh-muh n-ter-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmoʊ mənˌtɛr i |
Definition of momentary
Origin :- "lasting a moment," mid-15c., from Latin momentarius "of brief duration," from momentum (see moment).
- adj brief, fleeting
- Would that I could dwell always in these momentary gleams of light!
- Extract from : « The Christmas Banquet (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- The momentary softening of Garson had given her new courage.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- When she spoke there was little to remind me of her momentary loss of self-command.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- For half an hour I was in momentary expectation of his departure.
- Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen
- His momentary consternation afforded Pete the opening he needed.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- Perhaps some momentary recollection of the story of the Princess may have been in her mind.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- Joan heard the words, and, turning, looked at Cornish with a momentary doubt.
- Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
- Yet she felt ashamed, too, of her momentary faithlessness to Pee-wee.
- Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
- She looked at him in what seemed to be a momentary grave puzzlement.
- Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
- "My name—is Alice Betts," said the other, after a momentary hesitation.
- Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
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