In a sentence
Six example sentences with temporary, each labelled with its topic.
The bridge closure forced a temporary ferry service, three crossings a day, until the new deck arrived in spring.
Travel
The gallery gave the mural a temporary wall, and the whole piece was painted over when the show closed.
Art
They took a temporary desk in a shared office for six weeks and stayed there for the next four years.
Startups
The club signed the veteran guard to a temporary ten-day contract, and he played so well they kept him all season.
Basketball
The judge granted a temporary order that stops the demolition for thirty days while both sides prepare their evidence.
Law
The cast is temporary, six weeks at most, and the physiotherapy that follows matters more than the plaster ever did.
Medicine
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