transience
Example Sentences
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These days, the transience of “Spiral Jetty” reads like an early warning of climate chaos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
The bond between Noah and Allie is a prism through which to experience both the transience and the permanence of what matters most to us in life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
Alice Springs — or Mparntwe, to use its Indigenous name, from the Arrernte people — is infamous for its transience.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
Most alarmingly, DRM accelerates the transience of our digital goods.
From Slate ● Dec. 26, 2023
Like an old man with rheumy eyes watching children play, seeing only transience in their shrill elation and their wholehearted commitment to life.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
Vocabulary lists containing transience
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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The Sound and the Fury
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