passing fancy
Example Sentences
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Newbies use the course to determine whether flying is a passing fancy or a serious pursuit.
From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 2022
We all know that any right-thinking person wants to please his, her or their partner, friend, passing fancy or recent acquaintance.
From New York Times • Jun. 25, 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
It was dismaying to be chosen like a new bauble and then forgotten, a mere passing fancy.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
