short-lived
adjective
ˈshȯrt-ˈlivd 
also
-ˈlīvd
: not living or lasting long
short-lived insects
short-lived joy
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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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
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—Ron Insana, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
Plus, wild plants don’t transplant well, and wildflowers are very short-lived as cut flowers.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Mats Zuccarello scored the lone goal for the Wild, but the lead was short-lived.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
Market conditioned to rally We’ve been conditioned, since 1987, to expect market panics and crashes to be relatively short-lived and reversed by policy actions enacted by both the federal government and the Federal Reserve.
—Ron Insana, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
Plus, wild plants don’t transplant well, and wildflowers are very short-lived as cut flowers.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Mats Zuccarello scored the lone goal for the Wild, but the lead was short-lived.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for short-lived
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“Short-lived.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short-lived. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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