plural temporaries
: one serving for a limited time
adding several temporaries as typists during the summer
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Examples of temporary in a Sentence
Adjective
The drug will give you temporary relief from the pain.
The delay is only temporary.
The settlers built temporary shelters.
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Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Though the symptoms can be very difficult to deal with, Bell’s palsy is considered a temporary issue for most people who have it.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 26 Apr. 2024
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Adjective
Her husband has a temporary dish-washing job at a restaurant filling in for a friend who is sick.
—Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Though the symptoms can be very difficult to deal with, Bell’s palsy is considered a temporary issue for most people who have it.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 26 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for temporary
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“Temporary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/temporary. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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