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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Project Soli’s gesture controls, while short-lived, showed the company was willing to try unusual ideas.
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Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 16 Aug. 2025
Like pretty much all vaccines and treatments, mRNA vaccines are not without side effects, but evidence shows that any adverse events are nearly always mild and short-lived.
—Simon Williams, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
The calm after its announcement was to be short-lived.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
While some perennials can be short-lived and last only a few years, others may last for decades.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2025
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Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 16 Aug. 2025
Like pretty much all vaccines and treatments, mRNA vaccines are not without side effects, but evidence shows that any adverse events are nearly always mild and short-lived.
—Simon Williams, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
The calm after its announcement was to be short-lived.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
While some perennials can be short-lived and last only a few years, others may last for decades.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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