1. Art is long, and time is fleeting. 艺术是长久的，时间是飞逝的。
2. Food maven Ruth Reichl thinks the current cupcake fling is fleeting. 美食权威露丝．雷克尔认为目前的杯子蛋糕热潮只会是昙花一现。
3. Diarists often chronicle their moods, creating a paper trail that provides a sense of mastery over fleeting emotions. 写日记的人常常把他们的心情记录在案，日记能准确反映出他们曾经逝去的情感。
4. The FCC had changed its policy on fleeting expletives that denote "sexual or excretory activities" as part of a crackdown on indecency on TV. 美国联邦通信委员会已经修改其短暂粗口政策，指出“色情或污秽活动”也是打击影视不道德行动的一部分。
5. The "fleeting expletives" policy, introduced in 2004, was on hold after a legal challenge by TV company Fox. 2004年发起的“短暂的粗口（？）”政策，在福克斯电视公司发起法律挑战后搁浅。
