How to Use transient in a Sentence

transient

1 of 2 adjective

• This is what the life of a transient hipster-dude looked like.
  — Maria Del Russo, The Cut, 23 Jan. 2018
• The male may have been a transient, based on items found around the remains.
  — oregonlive, 13 May 2021
• The closer position has been transient for the club for the last decade.
  — Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2023
• But the bursts were so transient that catching and studying them was tricky.
  — Nadia Drake, National Geographic, 27 June 2019
• The suspect is believed to be a transient and fled the scene, police said.
  — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2021
• The price of vintage items can be very transient — high one day and nonexistent the next.
  — Tribune News Service, al, 19 June 2022
• This is not to denigrate the need for transient people to get shelter and care.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2020
• There is warmth in the work but also an awareness that beauty can be transient too.
  — Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes, 7 July 2021
• This isn’t the first time that researchers have observed a transient object in space.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 7 Feb. 2022
• The transient nature of youth sports has led to a total disconnect.
  — oregonlive.com, 7 June 2019
• The connections between the cells instead seem to be transient.
  — Quanta Magazine, 4 Nov. 2021
• Many of these changes are transient, but some can get locked into place for the long term through feedback loops.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2018
• That held true even for food, which is a material many of us think of as transient.
  — Popular Science, 28 Oct. 2020
• Schein, who moved here from the East years ago, said this is both a transient city and a rooted one.
  — Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com, 25 Jan. 2020
• Teenagers are at a transient age, and in a few months many will be headed to college or a job or the military.
  — Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2018
• All were part of transient U.S. presence in the country.
  — Abraham Mahshie, Washington Examiner, 31 July 2020
• Success is when the family isn’t transient and the children aren’t forced to move around from school to school.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2019
• This is not to say the transient view of negotiations is preferable.
  — I. William Zartman, WSJ, 24 June 2018
• But transient fairy circles that change shape over time have not been widely studied.
  — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2021
• Not only homeless or transient people use the drug, though.
  — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 8 May 2017
• For a material meant to be transient, wood-pulp paper has left its mark and the world.
  — Rachel Adler, Slate Magazine, 4 Aug. 2017
• Trends are transient by nature, highlighting the issue of reducing a body to a trend in the first place.
  — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 8 Aug. 2023
• That suggests that this may just be a transient problem in these Sun Belt states.
  — Fox News, 24 June 2020
• That’s a complex concept for a small kid but one that kids in transient families grasp from the get-go.
  — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2020
• No sport is as transient as the NHL, which makes closure hard to come by.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 11 May 2021
• The man, who is transient, then allegedly dragged her to an encampment area and tied her to a chair with rope.
  — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2023
• My transient hipster was doing what his type did best: moving on.
  — Maria Del Russo, The Cut, 23 Jan. 2018
• The life of a college coach can get transient and always on the move, recruiting or otherwise.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 17 Jan. 2023
• These transient episodes can happen and are hopefully not a sign of bigger issues.
  — Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, 5 Nov. 2017
• Unlike a transient theme night, the commitment to a pop-up is often much bigger.
  — Michael Nagrant, RedEye Chicago, 23 May 2018

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transient

2 of 2 noun

• The bag is like a bindle rethought for the modern-day transient.
  — Kenzie Bryant, Vanities, 18 July 2017
• Trash and used needles left by transients are littered on the ground.
  — Jamie Joseph, Fox News, 8 Aug. 2023
• The missing person is transient, does not have a phone and is not at risk.
  — Rachel Spacek, The Mercury News, 20 June 2019
• The space has been plagued by transients, crime and loitering.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2019
• The city admits that the space has been plagued by transients, crime and loitering.
  — Karen Pearlman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 July 2018
• The official described the suspect in the attack as a transient.
  — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2019
• But the Betsy Ross isn’t all greasy spoon and transients.
  — Caroline Leavitt, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Jan. 2018
• Not to mention getting out of your car with transients around and not feeling safe too.
  — George Will, National Review, 13 Jan. 2018
• Other missions are also trying to catch transients in the act.
  — Dennis Normile, Science | AAAS, 15 June 2017
• As the trip begins, Amy and Danny lob transient thoughts back and forth.
  — Erin Qualey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2023
• Not to mention getting out of your car with transients [around] and not feeling safe.
  — Dom Giordano, Philly.com, 10 Jan. 2018
• Police are still looking for Schulz and describe him as a transient living in the area.
  — Mallika Kallingal and Keith Allen, CNN, 19 Mar. 2021
• The caller reported a male transient shooting up in the bathroom.
  — Orange County Register, 19 Jan. 2017
• That case collapsed when Stephanie’s blood was found on a shirt worn by a transient seen in the neighborhood the night of the killing.
  — John Wilkens, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 May 2017
• Since then, the building had become a place where transients and vandals gather.
  — J. Harry Jones, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 Jan. 2018
• The word 'transient' refers to something that isn't permanent.
  — Jessica Migala, Health.com, 22 Feb. 2022
• Police said Walker is known to be a transient who lives in different hotels in the area.
  — al, 7 May 2021
• The victim, who police said was a transient, also had abrasions on his face.
  — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2022
• The team behind the space telescope shared a group of images and a brief report on the possible transient earlier this month.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 31 July 2022
• Astronomers also need software to sift through transient alerts and take a first stab at deciding what an event is.
  — Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS, 12 Feb. 2020
• The suspect is believed to be a transient that has frequented the area previously.
  — Houston Chronicle, 6 July 2020
• Court documents listed Corey as a transient who would be unable to pay any fines.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2021
• The transient who started the fire was transported to a hospital, a fire official said.
  — George Avalos, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2019
• Police said Decker was a local area transient, and known to frequent that park.
  — Htv National Desk, Houston Chronicle, 3 Sep. 2019
• He is later identified as a transient who moved to Memphis.
  — Dallas Morning News, 31 July 2020
• In one case, a transient swung a PVC pipe at people nearby.
  — Scott McLean and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN, 20 Apr. 2018
• Paddock was a transient when the investigation took place and could not be found, police said.
  — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2017
• Another type, known as a transient or flash rip current, forms when surf is choppy.
  — The Conversation, oregonlive, 22 July 2023
• Those who ride in the early mornings encounter the most transients, according to the agency’s monthly counts.
  — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Apr. 2018
• Bars, brothels, and hotels sprang up to cater to rail-riding transients and part-time workers.
  — Zoie Matthew, Los Angeles Magazine, 14 June 2018

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