We all started to yell in the excitement of our momentary victory.
Perhaps it was because we love the beautiful more; or because Death's momentary victory is all the greater.
They struggled frantically against the scalding splashes, gaining small and momentary victories, but in the end they slid into blazing oblivion.
Isolated and entrapped by urban poverty, everyone is speaking out of a persistent base instinct to achieve an evanescent pleasure, a tiny, momentary victory.
Then came a sudden end to his momentary victory.
The First clubbed him one more time to be sure, then took advantage of his momentary victory to glance around the bridge.
And Psyche smiled at Herald in momentary victory: The Weew was unaware of the interruption.
Despite this momentary victory the Tigers were still sustaining heavy casualties.
Perhaps such a loss is sad "because we love the beautiful more; or because Death's momentary victory is all the greater," Isabel thinks.
After several deadly encounters, the townspeople drove the Pinkertons from Homestead, but it was a momentary victory.