1The transient nature of human life has been a central theme in existentialist philosophy.
2Scientists have long been fascinated by the transient effects of subatomic particles on the fabric of space-time.
3The poet's use of imagery evokes the transient beauty of a sunset on a summer evening.
4In economics, transient shocks to the market can have lasting impacts on global trade patterns.
5There is something profoundly melancholic about the transient existence of a snowflake, born and dying in the same instant.