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 latest La Niña is expected to be relatively weak and short-lived, but still is still expected to be a major factor in weather patterns over the winter.
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
But Ben Colman, the CEO and co-founder of the deepfake detection platform Reality Defender, says that while these videos may be generating jumps in revenue for the platforms, their success may be short-lived.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Dick Van Dyke‘s reign as the oldest-ever Daytime Emmy winner was short-lived as, just a year after the then-98-year-old actor won, the record was bested by 99-year-old Sir David Attenborough.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2025
The celebration was short-lived.
—Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
But Ben Colman, the CEO and co-founder of the deepfake detection platform Reality Defender, says that while these videos may be generating jumps in revenue for the platforms, their success may be short-lived.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Dick Van Dyke‘s reign as the oldest-ever Daytime Emmy winner was short-lived as, just a year after the then-98-year-old actor won, the record was bested by 99-year-old Sir David Attenborough.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2025
The celebration was short-lived.
—Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Short-lived.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short-lived. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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