How to Use temporary in a Sentence

temporary

adjective
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  • The drug will give you temporary relief from the pain.
  • The delay is only temporary.
  • The settlers built temporary shelters.
  • The temporary suspension of sales will take a week if not more to iron out.
    — Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 24 Aug. 2023
  • But this was a temporary fix; OpenAI had to find big bucks elsewhere.
    — Steven Levy, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Now is not the time to spend time with temporary people and those who don't have your best interests at heart!
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The bill was scheduled to take effect Sept. 1, but has been placed under a second temporary hold as of Sept. 13.
    — Joy Ashford, Dallas News, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Drivers will be able to use all I-43 ramps at Brown Deer Road with temporary signals.
    — Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Congress has been unable to fund the agencies or pass a temporary bill to keep offices open.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2023
  • And the numbers will continue to grow if the temporary tax cut in Trump’s tax law are extended.
    — Jane C. Timm, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Now, if this is a permanent change or a temporary look for this photo shoot remains to be seen.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 11 Oct. 2023
  • On the other hand, while this tool did effectively de-puff our faces in the moment, this was a more temporary achievement.
    — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
  • But now, with a partial government shutdown looming just 10 days away, many in the House GOP say there may not be a way to avoid the temporary lifeline.
    — Reese Gorman, Washington Examiner, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Among the lanes of trees heavy with fruit and the tidy lawns of Kfar Aza, a basketball court was turned into a temporary morgue where gurneys holding those slaughtered were laid.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2023
  • At that time, L.A.’s hospital morgues were so overwhelmed the National Guard was called in to help with the temporary storage of bodies.
    — Luke Money, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
  • Police use that phrase to describe temporary measures to limit the freedom of a suspect.
    — David Hamilton, Fortune, 11 May 2023
  • The temporary measure will run to March 1 for some federal agencies.
    — TIME, 18 Jan. 2024
  • But Mehmet described the arrangement as temporary and doesn’t know what comes after.
    — Zeynep Karatas, Washington Post, 14 May 2023
  • This database will serve as a temporary tool to highlight the severity of abuse in the U.K. entertainment and creative scenes.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The team will be working out of a temporary kitchen, with limited space and minimal equipment.
    — Mario Abad, Robb Report, 23 May 2023
  • The announcement followed a temporary suspension of racing in June after 12 horse deaths took place in the span of one month at famed racetrack.
    — S. Dev, CBS News, 31 July 2023
  • Under the law, people won’t be able to camp in public spaces with tents, temporary shelters or bedding.
    — Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The promotion felt temporary, a way to give the club more coverage in the outfield while Carroll convalesced.
    — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2023
  • The attacks caused temporary blackouts in parts of central and western Ukraine, including the Kyiv region.
    — David L. Stern, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023
  • This piece offers a rare glimpse of those temporary natural wonders.
    — Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • A week ago, Change Healthcare announced plans for a temporary loan program to get money flowing to health care providers affected by the outage.
    — Sean Lyngaas, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
  • But experts and former U.S. military officers say that the progress is temporary and that there is no sign the militants are on the verge of a strategic defeat.
    — Dan De Luce, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The cougar that made a temporary home on Haystack Rock was likely hunting birds, according to biologists.
    — Austindedios, oregonlive, 17 July 2023
  • Moses' temporary restraining order will last for two weeks, through Nov. 13.
    — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2023
  • While mascaras and false lash strips offer temporary enhancements that can easily be washed off at the end of the day, lash extensions stick around a little longer.
    — Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 8 Apr. 2023

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