permanence
Example Sentences
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"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
“People associate that sense of permanence with a divine quality and a metaphor for things that are eternal, like love between people, devotion to a deity and political power.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
This nuance can be seen to call into question the permanence and depth of their connection to any given political party or ideology.
From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026
Meanwhile, as though in inverse ratio to the vanishing voice, the invoked ghost of the man whom she could neither forgive nor revenge herself upon began to assume a quality almost of solidity, permanence.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
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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