fugacious

Example Sentences

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Last year, Finlayson, a young trumpeter with an appetite for tangled rhythm and lithe, fugacious melody, released a compelling album, “3 Times Round,” with his sextet.

From New York Times

The moment you catch the tiger by the tail, there’s a new tiger whose fugacious tail requires catching.

From Forbes

The Reporter, on the other hand, calls it "a fugacious bit of whimsy that can only be judged minor Woody Allen".

From The Guardian

Embryo straight.—Trees, with alternate serrate pinnately veined leaves and fugacious stipules.

From Project Gutenberg

In this way Masdevallia, Sobralia, and other fugacious flowers may be used for decorative purposes for two evenings at least, but in the absence of immersion they would wither in a very short time.

From Project Gutenberg