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
The researchers developed two different types of injectable molecules that they call "priming agents," which can transiently interfere with the body's ability to remove circulating tumor DNA from the bloodstream.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 18, 2024
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
Developmental biologists have long known that the off-center placement of the heart and other organs is linked to a group of cells called the left-right organizer, which transiently forms in an early embryo.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 22, 2021
Nevertheless, she moved on; seeking to guide herself by the recollection of the spot which she had transiently seen; till she was startled by a murmuring of human voices.
From The Wanderer (Volume 4 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Fanny Burney
