Explore Momentarily through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Momentarily in a sentence
Momentarily meaning
- In a momentary manner; for a moment or instant.
- In a moment or very soon; any minute now, any time now.
- Progressively; moment by moment.
Synonyms of Momentarily
Using Momentarily
- The main meaning on this page is: In a momentary manner; for a moment or instant. | In a moment or very soon; any minute now, any time now. | Progressively; moment by moment.
- Useful related words include: momently, in a moment.
- In the example corpus, momentarily often appears in combinations such as: was momentarily, to momentarily, momentarily and.
Context around Momentarily
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Momentarily
- In this selection, "momentarily" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, turgeon, detail, paused, restored, rendered and discussed stand out and add context to how "momentarily" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ana paused momentarily after being and at least momentarily. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "momentarily" sits close to words such as achievable, admin and afflicted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with momentarily
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Overwhelmed with emotion, he momentarily sat down. (7 words)
Franz momentarily enjoys the love triangle as it plays out. (10 words)
Amber will speak more about her approach to management and operations in more detail momentarily. (15 words)
From his first USO show in 1941 at March Field in Riverside to the last one in 1990 in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, Hope’s aim was to make folks laugh and forget the rigors of war, at least momentarily. (40 words)
After re-entering the game, Turgeon momentarily restored order with a long 3, ending a 4:34 drought, but Ippolito set up junior Asja Kelman for consecutive layups to cut Falmouth’s lead to 33-22. (36 words)
N.F.” failed to cut swiftly to footage of the Green Bay Packers’ coach, Matt LaFleur, calling a timeout, and Tirico and Collinsworth were momentarily baffled by the play stoppage. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
After re-entering the game, Turgeon momentarily restored order with a long 3, ending a 4:34 drought, but Ippolito set up junior Asja Kelman for consecutive layups to cut Falmouth’s lead to 33-22.
All of its battles seem to have been momentarily in vain, in the face of a 22-year-old girl stabbed to death.
Amber will speak more about her approach to management and operations in more detail momentarily.
Ana paused momentarily after being cut off during her story about the sea-doos and hearing Sunny tell her she should date her much younger son.
Both survivors were momentarily rendered unconscious as the lightning struck the MCB and swiftly exited the room.
Dr Usher accepted that an A-pillar can obscure a driver’s view momentarily but said the relative positions of the post and the pedestrian are moving.
Eminem, who turned 50 last fall, momentarily discussed his daughter on Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson back in 2020.
Franz momentarily enjoys the love triangle as it plays out.
From his first USO show in 1941 at March Field in Riverside to the last one in 1990 in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, Hope’s aim was to make folks laugh and forget the rigors of war, at least momentarily.
He fielded a kickoff at the 9-yard line near the sideline midway through the first quarter, inexplicably toe-tapping to momentarily stay in bounds.
He returned momentarily with tape on his right hand to test his grip on a football, then returned to the locker room.
I don’t know about you, but I have certainly experienced this bizarre rather unsettling phenomenon when a repeated word loses its meaning and your brain goes sideways momentarily.
Lewis framed his view of the Clotilda through his father, momentarily echoing his voice: “He said, 'You come from Cudjo.
N.F.” failed to cut swiftly to footage of the Green Bay Packers’ coach, Matt LaFleur, calling a timeout, and Tirico and Collinsworth were momentarily baffled by the play stoppage.
No. But the public are sensing that the Labor Party pose a clear and present risk to their homes and land so even a weak opposition appears momentarily attractive.
Overwhelmed with emotion, he momentarily sat down.
Peace deals have only worked momentarily and intermittently, with democratic transitions persistently thwarted by kleptocratic warlordism.
Sakura ducked a clothesline and connected with one that knocked Willow down, but Willow’s foot struck Sakura, leaving both women down momentarily.
Some of these self-proclaimed art aficionados even send over checks that momentarily sparkle with legitimacy.
So, they jump in go-karts, midget cars and online racing simulators for the exhilaration their heroes experience flying around raceways at top speeds, feeling momentarily immortal.
Common combinations with momentarily
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- was momentarily 11×
- to momentarily 7×
- momentarily and 7×
- least momentarily 5×
- is momentarily 5×
- momentarily in 4×
- were momentarily 4×
- momentarily but 4×
- that momentarily 4×
- only momentarily 4×