Etymology
Origin of momently
Example Sentences
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Seizure of Axis ships in South American ports was expected momently.
From Time Magazine Archive
The character of Fricka seemed to become momently less goddesslike.
From Time Magazine Archive
I watched her for nearly half-an-hour: during all that time she never turned a page, and her face grew momently darker, more dissatisfied, and more sourly expressive of disappointment.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Who does not read here the physiological explanation of the familiar fact that powerful mental shocks momently arrest the heart, and sometimes arrest it for ever?
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur
"He has certainly rendered us a favor on this occasion," said Ralph, who found their progress was momently becoming more difficult, as the darkness increased.
From The Frontiersmen by Gustave Aimard
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