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
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
Understanding which category your cousin falls into can help you strategize long before the turkey hits its final internal temp.
From Salon • Nov. 25, 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
How I’d phoned Frontline Security and spoken to the temp.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
