transience
noun
tran·sience
ˈtran(t)-sh(ē-)ən(t)s 
ˈtran-zē-ən(t)s
ˈtran-zē-ən(t)s
ˈtran(t)-sē-;
ˈtran-zhən(t)s,
-jən(t)s
: the quality or state of being transient
Examples of transience in a Sentence
the transience of spring in northern climates means residents get to enjoy temperate weather only briefly before the heat and humidity of summer set in
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The clink of cutlery and the hiss of the grill, the clouds of steam rising off plates, the heady chaos that comes with a place of public convening, a destination as much as a place of transience.
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Hazlitt, 10 Dec. 2025
But the house is also a benignly indifferent witness to the happiness and the strife that occur within its walls—and to the heartbreaking transience of human lives.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
In a sport with so much transience, Holding, 36, not only stayed in San Diego but built a life here.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Café Lisbeth hosts exhibitions on themes of transience and how humans have grappled with life’s passages throughout history.
—Diana Hubbell, Saveur, 16 Oct. 2025
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Hazlitt, 10 Dec. 2025
But the house is also a benignly indifferent witness to the happiness and the strife that occur within its walls—and to the heartbreaking transience of human lives.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
In a sport with so much transience, Holding, 36, not only stayed in San Diego but built a life here.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Café Lisbeth hosts exhibitions on themes of transience and how humans have grappled with life’s passages throughout history.
—Diana Hubbell, Saveur, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for transience
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“Transience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transience. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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