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Meanings
- fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain
- empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)
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Example sentences
Cherry blossoms are beautiful precisely because they are fleeting.
I was once again reminded that human life is transient.
Is there meaning in continuing to chase an ephemeral dream?
Her smile was all too fleeting, and it disappeared in an instant.
Glory is fleeting; no matter how prosperous a dynasty may be, it is destined to fall someday.
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