temp agency
Example Sentences
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In October, finally a flash of luck: Lee got a job through a temp agency collecting water payments at $17.30 an hour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
The temp agency assured the 43-year-old artist that it would be a short-lived gig — a week at the most.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2023
Indeed, the children at the automotive plant worked for a Hyundai subsidiary, which itself blamed a temp agency for the problem.
From Slate ● Nov. 16, 2022
Kerwin Garin, 64, goes from one gig job to another, working as a chef for a temp agency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
There's always a temp agency or consulting firm that can farm out someone, but it's hit or miss with temp hires, who typically don't really care.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
