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

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

  • Her car is also bombed (with her mere feet away) and Roarke experiences the momentary horror of thinking her dead.  - Eve Dallas
  • A few fighting styles include: stretching the arm, fighting with two blades, and releasing a burst of yoki for a momentary burst of speed.  - Claymore (manga)
  • Taking advantage of Buzz's momentary confusion at this, Warp knocks him out and delivers him to Zurg.  - Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
  • One dawn he is out near the pyramids and he feels a momentary joy, which connects him to all life.  - The Beggar
  • This momentary distraction enabled the Dagger to throw his dagger and kill her.  - The Manticore's Secret
  • His wife is under-educated and believes what her husband is doing is right for their family and what they face is a momentary crisis.  - Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala
  • Stewie's relief is only momentary as he realizes that his unborn brother was more clever than he realized.  - Emission Impossible
  • However Kitty is already on her way out the door, her momentary lapse of character wiped from memory.  - The Hours (novel)
  • are running around the table enjoying a momentary lighter side of life.  - Chicken Ranch (film)
  • She reasserts her preference for the "weaker of the two" who, after a momentary uncertainty, turns out to be her husband Morell.  - Candida (play)
  • Ivan holds her at bay until she manages to convince Oscar to offer some assistance (blowing the train's horn) to create a momentary diversion.  - Syberia II
  • After a momentary loving embrace, Montgomery begins coughing uncontrollably.  - Nowhere (film)
  • However, King Rat bursts from under the stage and attacks the Piper, but proves to be only a momentary distraction.  - King Rat (Miéville novel)
  • Borusa uses the Coronet of Rassilon to overpower the Doctor's will, taking momentary control of him.  - The Five Doctors
  • What she had once believed was a vulgar attempt to seduce Angelica was really a momentary lapse of judgment.  - The Leopard
  • "The Accident" portrays a cyclist being hit by a bus and the pedestrians' momentary reaction to the event.  - Buying a Fishing Rod for My Grandfather

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