temp

Example Sentences

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Prime Video’s award-winning series returns with a new unwitting hero, who is hired as a temp at a hot sauce company — gentle, funny pranks ensue.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Outside the office, four temp workers discuss a mysterious office theft and how their full-time co-workers likely suspect they are the culprits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

Serve and savor: Serve slightly warm or at room temp, ideally outside, with something cold to drink and nowhere to be.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2025

It's different from track to track, it's different from compound to compound, from track temp to track temp.

From BBC • May 6, 2025

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