A thought gave her momentary hope: the Green Mother, Nature-could she be here?

Dodger looked up in astonishment, and momentary hope.

A sudden interruption of the silence gave momentary hope.

Then came a mad break that gave him momentary hope.

Vaniya's face lighted with a momentary hope.

After his momentary hope, Gris had backslid.

A white trout or two rise, and presently I am fast in something which excites momentary hopes.

A hull pickup detected the sound of gunfire, and they rocketed toward it with momentary hope.

A momentary hope flared, then died.

An instant later, his body once again turned leaden and his momentary hope vanished.