temporarily

Example Sentences

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As a final show, or perhaps a goodbye, the moon temporarily blocked out the sun: a lunar eclipse.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Healthcare employment seesawed, for instance, when a big strike temporarily put thousands of West Coast nurses and other medical workers off the job in February.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Traffic across King Fahd Bridge, a major artery connecting Saudi Arabia and the island nation of Bahrain, was temporarily closed as a precaution, authorities said, following the issuance of security alerts in the area.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

In a proof-of-principle study conducted in mice over six years, the team showed that interrupting a key step in meiosis, the process that produces sex cells, can temporarily halt sperm production without causing lasting harm.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

During the war, all families with private houses that could were asked to take in people who temporarily found themselves without homes.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall