When it was founded, it was thought the Petka would last only briefly.

But such sport lasts briefly, with you human folk.

The band only lasted briefly during its first incarnation and went on hiatus by the end of 1998.

This period of improvement lasted briefly, and shortly after his arrival his health began to fail.

At times the runneled deck was nearly dry, but that wasn't the typical condition, and it lasted only briefly.

The unity, however, between Khalq and Parcham lasted only briefly.

This regime only lasted briefly as widespread popular opposition erupted in street protests and refused to submit.

This feeling is not serious, lasts only briefly, and will go away on its own.

Doncastle The exhilaration of flight lasted all too briefly.

In time he became state president of the league and editor of the Galveston Standard, a newspaper that, like many Republican papers, only lasted briefly.