temp
Example Sentences
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"Whether that's putting in some sort of temporary structure or putting a temp track across the field alongside the landslide."
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
Many are offering their Black Friday deals earlier and earlier to temp value-conscious consumers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025
She kept her long-term temp job at Deutsche Bank throughout that first season, wanting to ensure she could make her rent if the show got axed.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025
If making ahead, store unfilled cookies at room temp and fill just before serving.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2025
How I’d phoned Frontline Security and spoken to the temp.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.