impermanence
Example Sentences
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As they change color, wither and flame out, they remind us of the beauty of life, and of life’s impermanence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
Dahlia Lithwick: The book is deliberately rooted in this paradox of permanence and impermanence.
From Slate • Sep. 8, 2025
By all measures, this is a movie that needs to do well, even for a studio that prides itself on the impermanence of its properties.
From Salon • Jul. 25, 2025
"It expresses the fleeting joys, impermanence and yet hope of life," she concludes.
From BBC • May 1, 2025
Such was the nature of cause and effect, such was the impermanence of all things.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
