passing fancy
Example Sentences
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What is so refreshing about DeSana, in his work and apparently also in his life, is how he made everything seem like a fleeting glimpse, a momentary epiphany, a passing fancy.
From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
The humility of the decorations underscore the ability of the arts to create masterworks out of a notion, a passing fancy, a feeling.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 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
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
