How to use momentarily in a sentence

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• The puck was momentarily loose right in front of the net.From the entry loose
• The students fell momentarily silent while he finished writing on the board. Then, "Ribbit!"From the entry ribbit
• The lights flickered as the train momentarily gapped.From the entry gap
• Plenty of accidents happened with a look-out present but momentarily distracted.2021 September 22, Dr Mike Esbester, “Trackside safety: a permanent problem”, in RAIL, number 940, page 79. From the entry distracted
• Gray appeared momentarily relieved and relaxed now, his viced hands on the steering wheel loosening a little.2021, Chris Leicester, 180⁰ Chord. From the entry viced
• Even the screaming toddlers had momentarily stopped screaming and were gawping.2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN. From the entry gawp
• Then we can become mindful, at least momentarily, because our frame of reference is now larger.2015, Joseph Emet, Mindfulness Meditation. From the entry brainful
• Speech paused momentarily on Faxa's lips as he pondered her birdsweet notes in smoky silence.2009, Ben Gehrels, “The Lovesong of Mr. Charles Faxa”, in The Writer's Block, number 2, page 8. From the entry birdsweet
• Many times the pain will subside if you stop running momentarily and walk with very short steps.2009, Danny Dreyer, Katherine Dreyer, ChiRunning: A Revolutionary Approach to Effortless, Injury-Free Running, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN…. From the entry IT band
• Axl took this as a back-handed compliment and was momentarily placated.2008, Mick Wall, W.A.R.: The Unauthorized Biography of William Axl Rose, →ISBN, page 121. From the entry back-handed
• In the parallel hunt of Octovian, the hart has rused and momentarily escaped.1988, “Hunt”, in Jean-Charles Seigneuret, editor, Dictionary of Literary Themes and Motifs, volumes 1 (A–J), Westport, Conn.: Greenwood…. From the entry ruse
• It is a ceremonial by which a momentarily injured sovereignty is reconstituted.1979, Michel Foucault, translated by Alan Sheridan, Discipline and Punish, page 55. From the entry reconstitute
• Momentarily frozen in front of him were two heavys, carrying chains.1972, Analog Science Fiction/science Fact - Volume 88, Issue 4, page 101. From the entry heavys
• In several cases, prickly sensations and itching appear in quick succession momentarily.1972, Sobhana (Mahā caññʻ Cha rā toʻ ʼA rhaṅʻ), Practical Insight Meditation, page 31. From the entry in quick succession
• "But listen, Cap!" he protested, momentarily falling out of his role as Midshipman Hornblower.1967, Jan de Hartog, The Captain. From the entry cap
• “A long sharp knife, folks!” He paused momentarily to recover his voice, which had begun to shake.1955 December, Alice Eleanor Jones, “The Happy Clown”, in James L[ouis] Quinn, editor, If: Worlds of Science Fiction, volume 6, number 1…. From the entry clothesies
• By this means the cut-over was accomplished almost momentarily, the process occupying not over two seconds’ time.1913, Bell Telephone News, volume 2, number 7, page 18. From the entry cutover
• Twice she walked directly into a crowd — into them, not among them, momentarily losing her pursuer in the resultant foofarah.2022 September 22, HarryBlank, “Mind Over Matter”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 23 May 2024. From the entry foofaraw
• I lay there, momentarily shell-shocked as, hungover and jet-lagged, I tried to remember what I was doing today.2016, Rosie Blake, chapter 15, in How to Find Your (First) Husband, London: Corvus, →ISBN, page 129. From the entry shell-shocked
• Rudolph was blinded momentarily by tears and he stumbled back.2013, Irwin Shaw, Beggarman, Thief. From the entry truthen
• The fact that I agreed showed that there was no hope of getting off the toboggan more than momentarily.2003, Jim Harrison, Off to the Side: A Memoir. From the entry toboggan
• So I was ready to ask “folks to momentarily take up their seatment allocation for the chalk talk.”1981, The Journal of the Chartered Institution of Building Services. From the entry seatment
• But they would hush momentarily for the farce, specially if billed with the grand rider: 'licensed by the Lord Chamberlain expressly for this theatre'.2015, Ed Glinert, East End Chronicles, Penguin UK, →ISBN. From the entry rider
• His face youthens momentarily as he bridges back to a point on a timeline that has none of this devastation on it.2008, Patrice Rancour, Tales from the Pager Chronicles, page 7. From the entry youthen
• Were we expecting a flood momentarily?1984, Erica Jong, Parachutes & Kisses, →ISBN, page 354. From the entry Noah
• I expected momentarily the inrush of waters that would seal our doom; but presently from below came the welcome word that all was well.1918 September–November, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Land That Time Forgot”, in The Blue Book Magazine, Chicago, Ill.: Story-press Corp.…. From the entry inrush
• The proposed pathophysiology in our case could be loud laugh induced Valsalva maneuver raising intra-abdominal and intra-thoracic pressure momentarily causing venous congestion of head presenting as episodic headache.2022 February 15, Bob Daripa, Scott Lucchese, “Laugh Headache, Not a Joke! A Case Report”, in Alexander Muacevic, John R Adler, editors…. From the entry Valsalva maneuver
• The following month, Medium workers announced plans to unionize as well (the organization recently failed to win majority support in a third-party election and is momentarily pausing organizing activities).2021 March 2, Brian Heater, “Following unionization, Glitch signs collective bargaining agreement”, in TechCrunch. From the entry CWA
• With 6:37 left in the third period, Barnhart was able to make back-to-back stops while on the ground, preventing the Redbirds from tying the game momentarily.2019 September 30, Carson Gourdie, The Daily Illini, hockey. From the entry prevent defense
• The caps, peaky-blinders, were used in fighting to be whipped off the head and swiped across the opponent's eyes, momentarily blinding them or slashing the cheeks.2019, Carl Chinn, Peaky Blinders - The Real Story of Birmingham's most notorious gangs.. From the entry peaky blinder
• Mademoiselle halted momentarily to marvel at a cecaelia rising furiously from the waves being whipped into foam by her tentacles and brandishing a trident high above.2014 June, Christian Vago, The Rotted Garden (The Mademoiselle de Commercy Series; volume one), FriesenPress, →ISBN, page 441. From the entry cecaelia

Meaning of momentarily

1. adverb In a momentary manner; for a moment or instant.
2. adverb In a moment or very soon; any minute now, any time now.
3. adverb Progressively; moment by moment.

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How do you use momentarily in a sentence?

Momentarily is used as an adverb. For example: “The system will restart momentarily.”

What is a short sentence with momentarily?

“The system will restart momentarily.”

What does momentarily mean?

Momentarily means in a momentary manner; for a moment or instant.