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.
This existence is impermanent; why spend it as a broken record?
From Salon
Second, once achieved, manhood status is tenuous and impermanent; that is, it can be lost or taken away.
From Salon
As a result, it allows us to view death as impermanent.
From Los Angeles Times
Without moral transformation, political changes to laws and leaders would be impermanent and vulnerable to backsliding.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
