impermanence
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Possibly that is a means by which on such days as Friday they convey vividly their mixture of messages, of beauty, fragility, delicacy and impermanence.
From Washington Post
This focus underscores the frailty and impermanence of these bodies, their humanness, especially Wick’s as this seemingly invincible man is repeatedly brutalized.
From New York Times
“The sudden shutdown is a stark reminder of impermanence, displacing millions of players.”
From Seattle Times
His theoretic concepts on urban design had impermanence as a central theme — the idea that cities rise and fall and are always in flux.
From Washington Post
Her sculptures and photographs evoke tangled feelings about time, impermanence, bodies and our relationship to nature.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.