fleet
noun
the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
have been fleeting
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present perfect progressiveof fleet.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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While those factors have contributed to periodic pullbacks in stocks’ record-breaking run this year, the hiccups have been fleeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
There have been fleeting moments and two-game stretches where it seemed possible.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2023
During the intervening years, there have been fleeting moments when it seemed the club was moving in a forward direction.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2022
Stock market sell-offs over the last few years have been fleeting.
From Reuters ● Sep. 20, 2021
St. John’s is his seventh coaching stop, and to come here, where success and fan interest have been fleeting, he needed to leave the empyrean basketball environment in Lexington, Ky., which was no easy decision.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2015
