How to Use short-lived in a Sentence
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But the grass-roots vengeance was short-lived, and met with more killings.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023
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The Franks’ hopes of finding refuge from the Nazis proved short-lived.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2023
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The main batch of rain will be short-lived, and the sun will peek out in the afternoon.
—Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2023
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Batts said her time working with the City was short-lived.
—Jessica Babb, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
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The starting wage was $14 per hour, Wiberg said, and projects are short-lived.
—Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
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The late surge would come, but its impact was short-lived.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2024
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The outcome ends, for now, the threat of a shutdown, but the reprieve may be short-lived.
—Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2023
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The union was short-lived, with the news breaking that Frances had filed for divorce in March 2016.
—Ellie Beeck, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2023
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But that relief over a union deal might prove short-lived.
—Peter Grant, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2023
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Maria quickly stole the lead, which was short-lived as all the players caught up.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
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The Web Warriors comics series was short-lived, but a lot of wacky fun. 86.
—Dan Gvozden, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 June 2023
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In the early stages of RA, flare-ups tend to be short-lived and will resolve on their own.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 5 June 2024
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An Escape Hatch Progress in the lawsuit was short-lived.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 6 May 2024
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O’Connell took over as the starter again six weeks into the season, but his stint was short-lived.
—Tashan Reed, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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But the damage was short-lived: Within a year, the Dow was back to pre-crash levels.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
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The momentum was short-lived for Italy, whose deficit grew again as Japan took a 7-2 lead in the bottom of the fifth.
—Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2023
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Oil prices briefly pierced $80 per barrel last week, though that was short-lived.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Their next opponent would make sure that stay in the top five would be short-lived.
—Craig Meyer, Detroit Free Press, 8 Jan. 2024
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But that was short-lived too, when Canan Huss scored and drew a foul, enabling him to give the Macks a 61-60 lead at the free-throw line.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2023
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Though Winker had a moment to shine Monday, Wong's was short-lived.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 25 July 2023
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Cicadas are short-lived and will only be around for about six weeks.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024
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The lead was short-lived, as the start of Stage 3, lap 51, Custer blew the first turn and dropped several positions.
—Ndaschel, oregonlive, 4 June 2023
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The impact on China's AT1 market proved to be short-lived.
—Rebecca Feng, WSJ, 21 Mar. 2023
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Yet Netanyahu is well aware that this reprieve will be short-lived.
—Raja Shehadeh, The New York Review of Books, 10 Oct. 2023
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Some experts fear the lessons of these disasters are short-lived.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
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And that, in turn, could indicate that this drop in Trump's support will be short-lived.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 30 May 2024
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His role in the White House was relatively short-lived.
—James Rundle, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2023
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The show of hands may have brought a moment of levity, but that moment is short-lived.
—EW.com, 28 May 2024
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But all the deals eventually fell through or were short-lived.
—Molly Parker, ProPublica, 9 Aug. 2024
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United are out of the cup and the euphoria of a derby victory was short-lived.
—Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
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