Momentarily abandoning the shower, Gayle pulled on her silk robe and started out of the bathroom.

In a flash of boyish impulsiveness, he momentarily abandoned his date and went chasing after a colleague who was also wearing a tuxedo.

Lee Siegel replies: My disrespect for "Freudian clichés" seems to have provoked Robert Paul into momentarily abandoning his admirable attachment to patience and empathy.

And in "Riverrun" (1983-85), Mr. Albert momentarily abandoned vocal text setting without leaving aside his interest in Joyce.

Momentarily abandoning his station to the autonav, he dashed back to the starboard quarterdeck to handle shutdown, but made the mistake of bumping Zoa's tactical pulpit just forward of the science station.

Abandoning momentarily the standpoint of behaviourism, we may presume that hungry animals experience sensations involving discomfort, and stimulating such movements as seem likely to bring them to the food which is outside the cages.

The soldiers on foot were forced to scatter and scurry for safety, momentarily abandoning their pursuit of Seven, as they broke ranks in a chaotic attempt to avoid the runaway scooter.

In 1943, 17 months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Reeves momentarily abandoned his career in Hollywood and was enrolled in aviation until the end of World War II.

"Then let it come soon," Nicole said out loud, momentarily abandoning all hope.

This victory spread panic to the capital's defenders, who momentarily abandoned their posts on the walls and their gates.