more transient
Example Sentences
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The researchers wanted to know whether hepatocytes are long-lived, like neurons or the heart’s muscle cells, or whether they’re more transient.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 6, 2022
Your cells have elaborate machinery to fix mistakes in DNA, which must last a long time to be inherited, whereas RNA is effervescent and plays a more transient role in cellular life.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 17, 2022
Outside the house, exposure might be more transient, or depending on where you live or what you’re doing, you might be masked up.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2021
Unlike most states, Hawaii’s correctional system houses both sentenced prisoners and people awaiting trial, a more transient population with lower vaccination levels.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 30, 2021
The more exquisite our enjoyments, the more transient; the more eagerly sought, the more elusive.
From Tablets by Amos Bronson Alcott
