transient
adjective
not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.
transiently
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a word derived from
transient.
Example Sentences
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Some people, though, experience loneliness not just transiently but chronically.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2024
Similarly, when PI3K-C2b was transiently inactivated, endothelial cells appeared larger than usual.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 29, 2023
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
While proceedings of arbitration are pending, the obnoxious class is out of sight, and all the places are transiently reserved for their original holders.
From Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy by John Bates Clark
