How to Use momentary in a Sentence

momentary

adjective

• He experienced a momentary loss of consciousness.
• The loud crack of the bat filled the momentary silence, and then up went a roar.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2022
• Nowhere in the film is there a momentary thrill, nor any frisson of fear.
  — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2022
• There were momentary glimpses of what could be, or might be.
  — John Canzano, oregonlive, 8 Nov. 2020
• That said, this win was a momentary reprieve for the A’s, not a pardon.
  — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 7 Oct. 2020
• Still, the team took a momentary lead on Cooley's score.
  — Pat Graham, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2024
• When Lee and Maren meet, there’s a sense of momentary relief.
  — Sasha Frere-Jones, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Nov. 2022
• There was momentary hope for a team that trailed by 12 points with less than two minutes left.
  — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2023
• But the attacks kept coming, and a momentary pause in the rain saw Bell send her free kick deep to Gordon.
  — Colin Murphy, Baltimore Sun, 3 Oct. 2022
• That gives me momentary pause and then … not my problem.
  — Ellyn Laub, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Dec. 2020
• Austin Riley was walked, a momentary reprieve to the homer-fest.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
• Elia Rubin put her hands to her head, then out to the heavens in a momentary gesture of shock.
  — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2021
• Trailing for most of the final 10 minutes of the first half, a Lazar Stefanovic midrange jumper gave the Utes a momentary lead.
  — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Dec. 2021
• This is just a momentary pause to explore one aspect of it.
  — Michael J. West, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023
• But why risk a large gathering and a big game for a momentary cheer, when so much is at stake?
  — Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2020
• What felt like an end, though, was just a momentary reprieve.
  — Ryan Kost, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Nov. 2021
• Even the momentary solace of a cigarette is all but out of reach.
  — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
• That's because food can be about so much more than momentary bliss.
  — Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 12 Oct. 2022
• Each bad shot is produced by a momentary lapse, an imperfect swing, and the laws of physics.
  — David Quammen, Outside Online, 2 Mar. 2020
• Falling on a hot day, the rain might have had a momentary cooling effect in spots.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 9 July 2021
• In any case, with our treasure quest at a momentary standstill, there was nothing to do but get three sheets to the wind.
  — Simon Rich, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2020
• These unique books ask you to engage with the senses rather than the mind, and their aim is to bring about the momentary dissolution of the self.
  — Sam Sacks, WSJ, 12 Mar. 2021
• More like a small surprise, a momentary gathering of thought, and then back to work.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Mar. 2022
• The trail also has a surprise lurking in the mesquite that may give hikers a momentary fright.
  — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2021
• Sunshine and momentary thawing in the warmest of spots is nice.
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2024
• But sometimes, the smallest thing can give you a tiny, momentary reprieve from it all.
  — Serena Coady, SELF, 7 Mar. 2022
• Or will movies designed to leverage the passions of the moment prove, well, momentary?
  — Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2020
• But good sense doesn’t seem to be in Rubiales’ DNA — and the kiss wasn’t just a momentary indiscretion.
  — Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2023
• For many, bathrooms are a sanctuary, posing as one of the few corners of the home where peace and momentary solitude can be found.
  — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2024
• Burning Man becomes a small part of a bigger picture, a momentary shift in an ancient landscape.
  — Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024