How to Use momentary in a Sentence

momentary

adjective
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  • He experienced a momentary loss of consciousness.
  • The loud crack of the bat filled the momentary silence, and then up went a roar.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Nowhere in the film is there a momentary thrill, nor any frisson of fear.
    — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2022
  • There were momentary glimpses of what could be, or might be.
    — John Canzano, oregonlive, 8 Nov. 2020
  • That said, this win was a momentary reprieve for the A’s, not a pardon.
    — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 7 Oct. 2020
  • Still, the team took a momentary lead on Cooley's score.
    — Pat Graham, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2024
  • When Lee and Maren meet, there’s a sense of momentary relief.
    — Sasha Frere-Jones, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Nov. 2022
  • The train cuts through Ashland, causing the town to come to a momentary standstill.
    — Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2019
  • There was momentary hope for a team that trailed by 12 points with less than two minutes left.
    — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2023
  • But the attacks kept coming, and a momentary pause in the rain saw Bell send her free kick deep to Gordon.
    — Colin Murphy, Baltimore Sun, 3 Oct. 2022
  • That gives me momentary pause and then … not my problem.
    — Ellyn Laub, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Dec. 2020
  • Austin Riley was walked, a momentary reprieve to the homer-fest.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
  • Elia Rubin put her hands to her head, then out to the heavens in a momentary gesture of shock.
    — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2021
  • Trailing for most of the final 10 minutes of the first half, a Lazar Stefanovic midrange jumper gave the Utes a momentary lead.
    — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Dec. 2021
  • After a momentary swerve behind the wheel, the man’s pulled over at a squad car’s request.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 27 Nov. 2019
  • This is just a momentary pause to explore one aspect of it.
    — Michael J. West, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023
  • But why risk a large gathering and a big game for a momentary cheer, when so much is at stake?
    — Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2020
  • In between, a momentary lapse was the Marlins needed to build a lead off Richard.
    — Jeff Sanders, sandiegouniontribune.com, 30 May 2018
  • Will the gift elicit a momentary laugh and then end up in the trash or being donated to a thrift store?
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • What felt like an end, though, was just a momentary reprieve.
    — Ryan Kost, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Nov. 2021
  • The word pierced a momentary hush that had settled over the packed courtroom, where a line of people stretched out into the hall.
    — Megan Molteni, WIRED, 28 June 2019
  • Even the momentary solace of a cigarette is all but out of reach.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
  • That's because food can be about so much more than momentary bliss.
    — Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Each bad shot is produced by a momentary lapse, an imperfect swing, and the laws of physics.
    — David Quammen, Outside Online, 2 Mar. 2020
  • The shooting itself isn’t what drives the hunger for more, that’s only momentary.
    — Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 17 Dec. 2019
  • Falling on a hot day, the rain might have had a momentary cooling effect in spots.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 9 July 2021
  • In any case, with our treasure quest at a momentary standstill, there was nothing to do but get three sheets to the wind.
    — Simon Rich, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2020
  • These unique books ask you to engage with the senses rather than the mind, and their aim is to bring about the momentary dissolution of the self.
    — Sam Sacks, WSJ, 12 Mar. 2021
  • His momentary bobble ensured Yelich would score to tie the game.
    — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 12 July 2019
  • Karoline is pregnant, thanks to a momentary pursuit of pleasure, and that predicament has resulted in the loss of her job at a textile factory.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024

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