impermanence
Example Sentences
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Like the kaleidoscopic sand mandalas constructed so devotedly by Buddhist monks—and just as ceremoniously swept away—Burning Man has been about ritualized impermanence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
England have described the arrangement for the second Test as "interim", and its impermanence seems important.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Dahlia Lithwick: The book is deliberately rooted in this paradox of permanence and impermanence.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2025
For all the impermanence — packing up and relocating just about every two years — Hutson said his upbringing was in many ways ideal, shaping his outlook to this day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2025
Life’s impermanence, I realized, is what makes every single day so precious.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
