finitude
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of finitude
Example Sentences
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“I’ve seen the world and I’m tired now,” he says, but there is no returning to the secure finitude of his old home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
But, as the artist reminds us, life’s finitude is precisely what makes it meaningful — making it a little bit easier to acknowledge, and even accept, the precariousness in all of our lives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
“I guess the type I like is the one working with classic questions about our finitude and limitations as humans.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2022
Decay and finitude haunt Rambo’s story, including social breakdown, the limits of technology, and the loss of Earth as a habitable place.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2022
Captain Somers turned away from the disturbing reminder of his extreme finitude and wondered if he could land Dierdre without shifting the computer.
From Death Wish by Robert Sheckley
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