momentarily
adverb
mo·men·tar·i·ly
ˌmō-mən-ˈter-ə-lē 
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Examples of momentarily in a Sentence
The wind let up momentarily, allowing us to start a campfire.
He paused momentarily before finishing his speech.
We expect them to arrive momentarily.
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The gunman calmly walked toward the CEO and continued to shoot –– appearing to clear a jam with the firearm momentarily before shooting again, video shows.
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Karina Tsui, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
As the Dodgers officially welcomed their latest gazillionaire pitcher to a remodeling Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, the churning of the bulldozers in the infield was momentarily drowned out by the whining around the baseball world.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
And a reprise of a ballad about happy days, first played as a falsehood only to be refashioned as a genuine statement of rebirth, suggests inspiration momentarily winning over perspiration.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
Alva, the video suggested, was let alone only momentarily.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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Karina Tsui, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
As the Dodgers officially welcomed their latest gazillionaire pitcher to a remodeling Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, the churning of the bulldozers in the infield was momentarily drowned out by the whining around the baseball world.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
And a reprise of a ballad about happy days, first played as a falsehood only to be refashioned as a genuine statement of rebirth, suggests inspiration momentarily winning over perspiration.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
Alva, the video suggested, was let alone only momentarily.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Momentarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/momentarily. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.
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