Sentence examples for ephemeral presence from inspiring English sources

He is an ephemeral presence, peering out of a black frame that hangs on the wall alongside photos of all the Carr children.

While the ephemeral presence of the deceased on the memorial site may be tangible to some, the dead will soon return to this site in the physical form of bone fragments and unidentifiable remains.

The dancers are present as manifestations of the singers' characters, their nude body stockings suggesting their ephemeral, psychic presence.

There is an implication that when faced with the "amoral mechanics" of the earth, we can only recognize the ephemeral nature of our presence on it.

Another in situ experiment revealed that the presence of ephemeral epibiotic algal mats had no effect on the biomass of host mussels, suggesting no effect on mussel growth or production.

In any event, it suggests that V. alginolyticus are able to adapt to a wide range of chemical stimulations, which may be significant for bacteria to thrive in the presence of ephemeral micro-scale nutrient sources.

The presence of ephemeral land bridges between Australia and New Guinea, especially in the area of the Torres Strait, is believed to be associated with glaciation cycles during the last 2.6 - 3 million years and would have provided opportunities for such faunal interchange [ 17, 18].

The collection also includes videocassettes and audiocassettes, fan mail, two scrapbooks (dissembled) that chronicle the personal life and professional and literary presence of Jay McInerney and Merry McInerney, ephemeral items, photographs, and newsclippings.

They also noted another of their portfolio companies NowThisNews is planning a partnership with Snapchat to strengthen the short-form news service's existing presence in the ephemeral app.

Their presence is so ephemeral and deceptive that they don't seem to exist in space and time at all.

I've been painting close to forty-five yeand and it still puzzles me that, what is essentially colored earth smeared on wood, can be permanently imbued with the ephemeral quality of someone's presence!