transient

HPV is so transient because no form of safe sex is fool proof.

Because my upbringing was so transient, New York ended up being my home.

Presidential power is surprisingly personal, contingent, and transient, not just institutional and consistent.

Los Angeles police have described Campbell as a transient who has lived in the city for only a short period.

In this case “transient” is attached, because most patients with this disorder make a full recovery after a period of time.

As he walked back to his hotel, his head was full of plans for the girl's transient pleasure and lasting benefit.

He was Gascon to the backbone, and his tongue too often betrayed his most secret and his most transient thoughts.

To the Indians and the Negroes, tobacco is almost the only solace in this transient life.

Our fine weather was very transient, for it was raining again when we reached Worcester.

But the Transient Car bill, as it came to be called, began mysteriously to attract unprecedented attention.