fugacious

How to use fugacious in a sentence

• By means of careful work, Grafe came closer to ascertaining the origin of the fugacious aromatic materials.

  All About Coffee | William H. Ukers

• Stamens 4, or rarely 2, in all or some flowers with long and weak exserted filaments, and fugacious 2-celled anthers.

  The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States | Asa Gray

• There is no volva, but there is a ring which is sometimes persistent, friable, and fugacious.

  The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise | M. E. Hard

• The wealth acquired by speculation and plunder, is fugacious in its nature, and fills society with the spirit of gambling.

  The Writings of Thomas Jefferson | Thomas Jefferson

• The shortness of the twilight frequently leaves the fugacious planet, Mercury, so seldom seen at the north, in distinct view.

  The Continental Monthly, Vol. IV. October, 1863, No. IV. | Various