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Synonyms & Antonyms for fleet
Synonyms: Noun
armada, caravan, cavalcade, line, motorcade, train
Synonyms: Adjective
blistering, breakneck, breathless, brisk, dizzy, fast, fleet-footed, flying, galloping, hasty, hot, lightning, nippy, quick, rapid, rapid-fire, rattling, snappy, speedy, splitting, swift, whirlwind, zippy
Antonyms: Adjective
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Examples of fleet in a Sentence
Noun
He was the commander of the Pacific fleet. The company has a large fleet of delivery trucks.Adjective
a jewel thief said to be light of heart and fleet of foot
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Your observations of a new road, a higher fence, a longer commute might hit your gut, but are most likely fleeting. — Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, "Development devours U.S. natural landscape at rate of 2 football fields per minute, study finds," 6 Aug. 2019 But such opportunities could be fleeting for many in the field. — Steve Peoples, The Denver Post, "In crowded 2020 Democratic field, a clear top tier emerges," 16 July 2019 But his greatness was fleeting; Murray's was far lengthier, and more consistent: 41 weeks at No. 1 in the heart of the Big 3 era! — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, "Mailbag: Why Have Younger Players Struggled To Challenge the Big 3?," 3 July 2019 In the years between Butkus and Singletary, success was fleeting for the Bears, who in that time qualified for the playoffs twice, one-and-done appearances as wild-card qualifiers in 1977 and ’79. — Will Larkin, chicagotribune.com, "Ranking the 100 best Bears players ever: No. 59, Jim Osborne," 8 July 2019 But the Schnitzelburg bar's future is fleeting, a victim of America's embrace of LGBTQ lifestyle. — Savannah Eadens, The Courier-Journal, "It's 'Cheers, but queer.' Louisville’s last lesbian bar reflects shift in LGBTQ nightlife," 28 June 2019 While some of them are fleeting, others last for weeks. — Abigail Van Buren, Twin Cities, "Dear Abby: Single man falls off friends’ radar after they get married," 18 June 2019 While some of them are fleeting, others last for weeks. — Dear Abby, oregonlive.com, "Dear Abby: Single dude feels left behind by his married friends," 18 June 2019 But such moments are fleeting and this Ado offers too much joy to worry about vexing questions. — Allison Adato, EW.com, "Danielle Brooks shines in a near-perfect Much Ado About Nothing: EW review," 12 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
But the yacht, trailed by a fleet of small boats, wheeled around. — Anne Barnard, New York Times, "Greta Thunberg, Climate Activist, Arrives in N.Y. With a Message for Trump," 28 Aug. 2019 Yet a recent midafternoon visit, populated by a fleet of postal carriers on break, gave me an idea of how happy the nonstop crew behind the counter must be. — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, "Market Lunch may be the only thing in town that brings both parties to the table," 28 Aug. 2019 Fake moon: Details are unclear in what is already an incredibly hazy report, but apparently there have been proposals for a fake moon, which could perhaps be created by a fleet of drones or involve live-streaming images from space. — James Vincent, The Verge, "Robot cage fights and flying taxis: leaked documents reveal Saudi Arabia’s plans for its next megacity," 26 July 2019 The informal retailers can order their goods from Sokowatch’s online platform by SMS, phone or mobile app and the goods are delivered to the retailers by its fleet of three-wheeled tuktuks. — Yinka Adegoke, Quartz Africa, "The promise of e-commerce in Africa might not be where we think," 22 July 2019 King County has only one active landfill, where the rubbish produced by more than 1.4 million people is hauled, dumped, compacted and layered into a modest trash mountain lorded over by a fleet of semi-trucks, bulldozers and bald eagles. — David Gutman, The Seattle Times, "King County’s landfill has been almost full for two decades. What happens next?," 26 Mar. 2019 Powered by a shadow fleet, this multi-billion-dollar criminal enterprise hurts legit fishermen and wreaks environmental havoc through overfishing. — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, "How Small Satellites Will Help Police Earth's Vast Oceans," 4 Feb. 2019 Initially, the deliveries will be made by Nuro's fleet of modified Toyota Priuses with a safety driver behind the wheel. —