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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Her first experience of life in a caring home would prove short-lived, though.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
But this time around, the meme stock frenzy may prove short-lived — and fail to achieve the heights of 2021.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 23 July 2025
The takeover was ultimately short-lived, with the NYPD moving in quickly and making dozens of arrests.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
But the Anti-Masons’ political ascendancy was short-lived; the party collapsed in the 1830s and was largely absorbed by the Whigs, who shared the Anti-Masons’ economic preferences, as well as their antipathy toward Jackson (himself a prominent Freemason).
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
But this time around, the meme stock frenzy may prove short-lived — and fail to achieve the heights of 2021.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 23 July 2025
The takeover was ultimately short-lived, with the NYPD moving in quickly and making dozens of arrests.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
But the Anti-Masons’ political ascendancy was short-lived; the party collapsed in the 1830s and was largely absorbed by the Whigs, who shared the Anti-Masons’ economic preferences, as well as their antipathy toward Jackson (himself a prominent Freemason).
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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“Short-lived.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short-lived. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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