permanent

Example Sentences

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The longer he stayed, the more frustrated he grew over the wait for permanent housing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Blasi said there were never enough vouchers and low-cost apartments to provide permanent housing to Inside Safe participants in a timely way.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

He installed Blanche as her temporary replacement, in what White House officials say may be an audition for the permanent job.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

It was the permanent secretary in the department at the time, Sir David Normington.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

They couldn’t use bright lights to guide them in to land, because any kind of permanent airfield lighting might have been spotted by enemy aircraft.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein