temporarily

Example Sentences

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As a final show, or perhaps a goodbye, the moon temporarily blocked out the sun: a lunar eclipse.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

“Gold remains around 11% below late-February highs, following forced liquidation during the escalation in Middle East tensions, which temporarily weakened its safe-haven appeal,” analysts at ING said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The positive momentum "is likely to be temporarily dampened as a result of the energy price shock associated with the conflict in the Middle East," the economy ministry said in a statement.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

In a proof-of-principle study conducted in mice over six years, the team showed that interrupting a key step in meiosis, the process that produces sex cells, can temporarily halt sperm production without causing lasting harm.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

This was clearly a busy place, and only temporarily empty.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart