impermanent

Example Sentences

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He’s rough-hewn, simple, hardworking, not immune to the impermanent nature of the world but brought up short when that world goes awry; Mr. Edgerton has to give emotional depth to a laconic character.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

This existence is impermanent; why spend it as a broken record?

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025

The city, like its residents, is impermanent, always shape-shifting, always on the verge of becoming something else.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024

Our digital life has become increasingly impermanent and is mostly outside of our control, making the threat and pain of digital loss ever more acute.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2023

The building is as grey as the pavement below and the sky above, appearing as impermanent as the clouds, as though it could vanish into the air without notice.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern