permanence
Example Sentences
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And yet, like many a restless wanderer, he craved a sense of place and permanence, which in one way or another is the theme of all his houses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
I know we kind of forget them, because as a society we have the object permanence of like a two-month-old, and we routinely lose games of peekaboo to our policymakers.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
"I wanted to have some permanence," he said.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Like so many other TV personalities in 2026, she cannot move her forehead, giving her already steely vibe the facial permanence of a screengrab.
From Slate ● May 6, 2026
From the beginning of my travels I had noticed the sale lots where they were sold and traded, but then I began to be aware of the parks where they sit down in uneasy permanence.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing permanence
Sheryl Sandberg Commencement Address 2016
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Twenty-Four Seconds from Now
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The Serpent King
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