fleeting
/ˈfliːtɪŋ/ adjective C2- Passing quickly; of short duration.
- That which flees, especially quickly; fugitive.
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It was ten o’clock at night; the branches of the great trees in the garden of the count’s house stood out boldly against the azure canopy of heaven, which was studded with golden stars, but where the last fleeting clouds of a vanishing storm yet lingered.
“You are right to recall me to myself, Maximilian,” he said; “I was delighted to see you again, and forgot for the moment that all happiness is fleeting.”
This temporary escape mechanism provides a fleeting sense of accomplishment, yet it ultimately intensifies the underlying stress.
This memory had remained completely inaccessible to her conscious mind for decades, yet a fleeting fragrance brought it back with absolute clarity.
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