ephemerality

Example Sentences

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The company prizes ephemerality in a quasi-Buddhist way: They treat their pieces like mandalas, spending a month gathering grains of sand only to blow them away at the end.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

For those who have forgotten about Deen’s massive, global reach prior to her undoing, the movie is an eye-popping reminder of celebrity ephemerality.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025

In “See Through,” artists Nadia Ahmed and Shannon Hobbs work with wax to examine the ephemerality of relationships.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2024

You could argue that Gego’s work, too, is about ephemerality.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2023

Once written, words not only defy the ephemerality of the sounds of speech, but also enter the realm of potentially conflicting interpretations.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai