brief span
Frequency: 6.97.8 per million words
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- Life is but a brief span in the vastness of eternity.
- Their happiness was a brief span, quickly overshadowed by sorrow.
- For a brief span, he held the world record in sprinting.
- The project was completed within a remarkably brief span of two weeks.
- Even a brief span of discomfort can feel like an eternity when you're ill.
- The reign of the young king was a brief span, yet it left a lasting legacy.
- She enjoyed a brief span of fame before fading into obscurity.
- In the grand scheme of history, our individual lives are a mere brief span.
- He dedicated his brief span on Earth to humanitarian work.
- The company experienced a brief span of prosperity before the market downturn.