transient
adjective
not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.
transiently
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a word derived from
transient.
Example Sentences
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When human muscles are exercised, MYC is found to increase transiently in abundance over 24 hours.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2024
Some people, though, experience loneliness not just transiently but chronically.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2024
When a human is bitten by an infected mosquito, the virus multiplies in the skin and lymph nodes and travels transiently through the blood.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 21, 2023
This is important, because rainfall and sewage overflow events transiently increase the number of bacteria in water and may not be picked up during routine monitoring.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2023
The expression of several moments before returned transiently.
From The Game and the Candle by Eleanor M. (Eleanor Marie) Ingram
