passing fancy
Example Sentences
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We all know that any right-thinking person wants to please his, her or their partner, friend, passing fancy or recent acquaintance.
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2021
She always thought of it as some type of passing fancy and then one day I would go and get a "real job."
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2021
I can see why you’d assume a 4-year-old’s commitment to vegetarianism would be a passing fancy.
From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2020
While Cowan acknowledges that goat yoga will be a passing fancy for most, she loves the idea of it.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 3, 2018
He agreed to it, as he agreed later on to the leash, because he thought it was a passing fancy that could be overcome in time.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
