fleeting
adjective
passing swiftly; vanishing quickly; transient; transitory.
fleetingness
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a word derived from
fleeting.
Example Sentences
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It's only right that "Beetlejuice" accentuates the fleetingness of teenage intensity through a tragic opera.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2024
In Mrs. Bell’s, a self-portrait by Celia Paul hovers like a spectral reminder of the fleetingness of youth.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2022
Hamlet contemplates the fleetingness of existence through the moment.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
But he’s also lost enough people that he recognizes the fleetingness of life.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 25, 2021
I suppose it is the fleetingness of life that makes us story tellers and flower thieves.
From Michelangelo's Shoulder by John Moncure Wetterau
