Three or four children were the fruit of this new union; but the lady's happiness was of short duration.
The uncertainty, moreover, is of short duration, as the characteristic eruption appears in all of them before the fourth day.
Rigor mortis is generally not well developed, and is of short duration.
Apparently, the method was not efficacious, for the latest phase of it, the use of castor oil in acute stage of cholera, was of short duration.
This good weather was, as usual, of short duration.
The wind veering more to the north, we tacked and stood to the westward under all the sail we could carry, having a fresh breeze and clear weather, which last was of short duration.
This fine weather was of short duration; in the evening, the wind increased to a strong gale at S.
Shallow, clear and calm waters in rowing, signifies happiness of a pleasing character, but of short duration.
If he seems happy, a slight estrangement will arise, but it will be of short duration.
If the mist clears away, your troubles will be of short duration.
Lightning in your dreams, foreshadows happiness and prosperity of short duration.
Congestion of the brain is usually sudden in its manifestation and of short duration.
This cramp may be of short duration--a few minutes--or it may persist for several days.
The horse shows the general signs of abdominal pain, which may be long continued or of short duration.
The peace of Ryswick, in 1697, put an end to it; but this peace proved to be of short duration.
It is evident that such a conflict must have been of short duration.
The latter appeared, for a time, to be the prevailing power; but the ebulition of royalty which had proclaimed Ferdinand, was of short duration.
The struggle between Otto and Rudolf was of short duration, and the Margrave was soon willing to accept the Emperor’s terms of peace and one of his inexhaustible tribe of daughters.
The savage apostate was moved even to tears for the moment, though his pity was of short duration.
But the glory, and, what was of far more importance, the peace of Bohemia, were of short duration.
This was of short duration, however; for in a few moments the stillness of the night was once more interrupted by other and different noises, that resembled human voices uttered at a considerable distance from the spot.
The growth of the lama is very quick, and its life is but of short duration.
The campaign must have been of short duration, since, while it began in A.
Nizam Shah succeeded to the throne, being then only eight years old, but his reign was of short duration.
Jesus taught the disciples that His mission in the flesh was to be of short duration, and that he would come again to earth, for we find them enquiring in this wise, "Tell us when shall these things be?
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "short duration" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
