short-lived
adjective
ˈshȯrt-ˈlivd 
also
-ˈlīvd
: not living or lasting long
short-lived insects
short-lived joy
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Examples of short-lived in a Sentence
the skier's triumph turned out to be short-lived, as the next competitor bested her time
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No matter how effective doctors and patients say microdosing weight-loss drugs are, this form of medical experimentation may be short-lived.
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Jackie Snow, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Georgia counts quickly, though, so any blue mirage will be short-lived.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Anecdotally, many people report that 2C-B’s psychedelic effects are relatively mild and short-lived.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
Jones later returned to America to take a job as the vice president of Mercury Records, though that job was short-lived when Jones’ score for the movie The Pawnbroker became a smash.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Jackie Snow, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Georgia counts quickly, though, so any blue mirage will be short-lived.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Anecdotally, many people report that 2C-B’s psychedelic effects are relatively mild and short-lived.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
Jones later returned to America to take a job as the vice president of Mercury Records, though that job was short-lived when Jones’ score for the movie The Pawnbroker became a smash.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Short-lived.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short-lived. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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