How to use "fleeting" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "fleeting" in popular movie and book plots

  • As he does, their fingers accidentally touch, and Harsha feels an electric current passing through him, which triggers a few fleeting images.  - Magadheera
  • By the opening performance, Adriana has glimpses from her memory of what has happened, not fully realizing what those fleeting thoughts are.  - The Big Cube
  • There are fleeting images of female nudity in the scenes of the young people in the lido, very unusual for British films of that era.  - Serious Charge
  • Perenelle also makes fleeting contact with Scathach and Joan of Arc by scrying.  - The Sorceress: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
  • In addition, critics have considered the concept of fleeting and minute musical notes as descriptive of the novel's style (Donath).  - Grace Notes
  • He uses his fleeting moments of immense power to teleport Khaavren and his friends to safety.  - Five Hundred Years After
  • Hoax's fleeting soul resurfaces briefly, and realizes his horrible mistake and embraces Spike, begging for help.  - 976-EVIL
  • Meanwhile, Tenchi is beginning to get severe headaches, which for some reason coincide with his fleeting memories of his real life.  - Tenchi Forever! The Movie
  • The sparks of attention in the eyes of her audience seem fleeting and the praises seem typical rather than unique.  - All Men Are Mortal
  • The novel ends with Paul's father, a hardened, cynical man, seeing a fleeting hope for self-renewal and a purposeful life.  - Beyond This Place
  • Try as he might, he can not identify the cause of his torment or make sense of the fleeting remains of his dreams.  - 2by4
  • After a fleeting reunion, the Princess is aware that her beloved's foremost duty is that of a warrior.  - Puteri Gunung Ledang (film)
  • A flash of lightning illuminates the living room and a fleeting figure scurries through.  - Deathtrap (film)
  • The fling is shown to be fleeting and unserious in nature.  - Two for the Road (film)
  • Only at dusk and dawn of each day can they see each other in human form for one fleeting moment, but they can never touch.  - Ladyhawke (film)
  • In the following chapter, Maboroshi ("Illusion"), Genji contemplates how fleeting life is.  - The Tale of Genji

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