How to Use momentarily in a Sentence

momentarily

adverb
  • The wind let up momentarily, allowing us to start a campfire.
  • We expect them to arrive momentarily.
  • He paused momentarily before finishing his speech.
  • Toh fell on the ground and hit her head and blacked out momentarily.
    — Marlene Lenthang, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Kizzee got off his bike and ran and the deputies momentarily lost sight of him.
    — Stefanie Dazio, Star Tribune, 2 Sep. 2020
  • Then the two fought momentarily until the first man rode away on his dirt bike.
    — Ryan Martin, Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2019
  • The victim fell to the floor, rose and left the room momentarily.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 12 May 2022
  • The pop star, looking momentarily shocked, got right back up with a grin.
    — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2020
  • Parties are, at least momentarily, a thing of the past, but there is a time and place for them.
    — Lindzi Scharf, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2021
  • But when the wind momentarily cooled, the team found their opening.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 8 Mar. 2019
  • His words set me at ease, momentarily.
    — Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The kids who step into the room stop and stare, momentarily puzzled, at the wash on their feet.
    — Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, 21 June 2018
  • Betts gazed back with angst, momentarily annoyed with her coach.
    — Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
  • But like a kind of grace, that weight is lifted, even if only momentarily, in the flight of birds.
    — April Austin, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2020
  • But even at normal speeds, the oil in the oil pan might be sloshing to one side, and the oil pump gets starved momentarily.
    — Motormouth Bob Weber, Star Tribune, 2 July 2021
  • But in less than two days, the (momentarily) taller Kelly shrunk again.
    — Avery Lotz, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Just before the flag is lowered for the day, the flag should once again be momentarily hoisted to the peak.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • To this day, the hole in the landscape is momentarily a confusing loss, an ache in the gut like hunger.
    — Liz Arnold, Longreads, 11 July 2018
  • To return to the field, the training staff taped his hand to momentarily stem the bleeding.
    — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2022
  • Kahn pauses, momentarily at a loss for words.
    — Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
  • In a still shot of the deer, it can be seen jumping over the meat counter, appearing to momentarily get stuck.
    — Alexandra Deabler, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2020
  • Look at the three-v-three on the far side of the box, as this becomes important momentarily.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Kemmerlin lost the ball momentarily, regained it and put it in for the lead.
    — Ben Thomas | [email protected], al, 5 Mar. 2022
  • Tate momentarily paused before dishing a no-look pass to Brooks for the open shot.
    — Rahat Huq, Chron, 10 Dec. 2021
  • As the scrum of people moved on the field, Vrabel was momentarily knocked down in the process.
    — Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • With his piercing gaze, he’d been known to freeze people momentarily in place, like a mesmerist.
    — Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
  • The keepers will then use a wall to separate the pair momentarily to inspect the cub for the first time.
    — Jessica Contrera, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2020
  • The man followed, took the phone from the neighbor, and spoke momentarily with dispatch.
    — cleveland, 27 Aug. 2021
  • That set the stage for the three-run bottom half of the inning that left the game tied at 5-5 momentarily.
    — Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2024
  • Back home in New Jersey, the news momentarily pierced through his aunt’s grief.
    — Helen Ubiñas, Philly.com, 2 Feb. 2018

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