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ephemeral
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  • It was nothing but an ephemeral dream.
  • The ephemeral bloom of a sego lily peeks from the toe of a ninety-foot stone arch,  (source)
    ephemeral = lasting only for a short time
  • For some reason Meg felt that Mrs Which, despite her looks and ephemeral broomstick, was someone in whom one could put complete trust.  (source)
    ephemeral = existing only for a short time
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  • ...the floor produced an ephemeral optical illusion...  (source)
    ephemeral = lasting only for a short time
  • Now, they came in with deeper plantings -- ephemerals...  (source)
    ephemerals = existing only for a short time
  • a lot of people were concerned with ... the ephemeral nature of things.  (source)
  • They were fragments of dreams-but solid, to be touched, to be felt, to be used-not ephemeral at all.  (source)
    ephemeral = fleeting (existing only for a short time)
  • Nicolas was also close to the little girl's heart, but there was something ephemeral and volatile about him.  (source)
    ephemeral = existing only for a short time
  • In a soft voice, Lifaen said, "Once we were like you, bright, fleeting, and as ephemeral as the morning dew."  (source)
  • ...contemplating with regret ... the ephemeral splendor of another afternoon that would never return.  (source)
  • For how can we condemn something that is ephemeral, in transit?  (source)
  • Kutuzov defeated Napoleon precisely because he was not swayed by the ephemeral and superficial values of the court, and made his decisions on a visceral understanding of his men and his people.  (source)
  • But I am aware of our ephemeral passage.  (source)
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