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
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
While Cowan acknowledges that goat yoga will be a passing fancy for most, she loves the idea of it.
From The Guardian • Dec. 3, 2018
Everyone here thinks my interest is just a passing fancy, since they’ve never heard of a teenager with an appreciation of mythology.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
