fleet
noun
the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
was fleeting
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past progressiveof fleet.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Yet his initial tenure in the English top flight was fleeting.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
What will the next scan bring when it comes to a treatment, surgery, or side effect that means this healthy, happy moment was fleeting?
From Slate ● May 6, 2026
All things must pass, as George Harrison observed, and individual popularity was fleeting after the Beatles disbanded in 1970.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
There was fleeting comfort in movies, which I’d use to get out of my head for a bit and enjoy living a couple of hours in someone else’s shoes.
From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2025
She thought she saw a flicker of recognition in one girl’s expression, but it was fleeting, gone as quickly as it appeared.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
