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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The cold will be short-lived, with temperatures rebounding to the low 50s on Saturday and the mid-40s on Sunday.
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Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025
Even when capacity helped create a superpower, that status could be short-lived if other attributes were weak.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
The bitter cold that overspread the central and eastern United States this past weekend will be relatively short-lived, forecasters said.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
However, any potential benefits may be short-lived.
—Laura Schober, Health, 15 Dec. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025
Even when capacity helped create a superpower, that status could be short-lived if other attributes were weak.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
The bitter cold that overspread the central and eastern United States this past weekend will be relatively short-lived, forecasters said.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
However, any potential benefits may be short-lived.
—Laura Schober, Health, 15 Dec. 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 28 Dec. 2025.
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