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How to use the word temporary in a Sentence?

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Amidst transient trends, be timeless; choose lasting legacy over temporary popularity.

– Aloo Denish Obiero

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11 days ago

Place my well-being above the fear of my anger. I would prefer experiencing frustration while working towards overcoming an addiction rather than risking my life due to the hesitation to confront the issue and potentially losing me. Prioritize my safety and health over the temporary discomfort of dealing with my emotions.

– Christen Kuikoua

added by ChristenKuikouafans
1 month ago

Everything is temporary. You only have one life to live. Remove the things that no longer serve your life purpose. Do not to prove yourself to anyone. The right people will accept and embrace you, regardless of your imperfections. At this stage in life, fall in love with taking good care of yourself.

– Tristain Shury

added by choozenboy
6 months ago

In our constant search for meaning in this baffling and temporary existence, trapped as we are within our three pounds of neurons, it is sometimes hard to tell what is real. We often invent what isn't there. Or ignore what is. We try to impose order, both in our minds and in our conceptions of external reality. We try to connect. We try to find truth. We dream and we hope. And underneath all of these strivings, we are haunted by the suspicion that what we see and understand of the world is only a tiny piece of the whole.

– Alan Lightman

added by JokerGem
9 months ago

If you start to see a reduction in temporary hires, that usually means that businesses are seeing some softness in the revenue stream, which is one of the first signs of an easing in the jobs market.

– Beth Ann Bovino

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The coolest thing about being the CNN Hero of the Year was being the beacon of hope. There is hope. Poverty has an expiration date. This is all temporary.

– Nelly Cheboi

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The drone flew with its transponders off, violating the boundaries of the temporary airspace regime established for the special military operation, communicated to all users of international airspace, and published in accordance with international standards.

– The Russian Defense Ministry

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Praise God it was just temporary.

– Nailia Manzurina

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Just like PTSD, racial trauma results in disability, temporary or long term, like lost days from work and lost productivity, increased medical expenses and more suffering in general, the more people have these problems, the larger the cost is going to be to society and those communities and their families.

– African American

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The Chinese ship illuminated the green laser light twice toward the BRP Malapascua, causing temporary blindness to her crew at the bridge. The Chinese vessel also made dangerous maneuvers by approaching about 150 yards from the vessel’s starboard quarter, the deliberate blocking of the Philippine government ships to deliver food and supplies to our military personnel on board the BRP Sierra Madre is a blatant disregard for, and a clear violation of, Philippine sovereign rights in this part of the West Philippine Sea.

– The Chinese ship

Found on CNN
1 year ago

These are no different than a driver adjusting her position to avoid a temporary lane incursion by an adjacent driver, the US response is pure theater and needlessly creates an exaggerated sense of danger.

– Robert Hopkins

Found on CNN
1 year ago

This amendment is inadequate, as it does not cover non-immigrant temporary visas, like students, who also pose security risks, the CCP views every citizen as an instrument to serve the party, and they encourage and apply leverage against many of their citizens working and studying abroad to continue that theft. Passing legislation that would massively increase the number of Chinese national visa holders is a bad idea at this time.

– Heritage Action

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

At least in blue and purple states, voters sent a strong message that they don't want to hear any more about transgender kids in sports or Big Lies about stolen elections; they want normalcy in their politics and they want to affirm respect for democracy, the culture wars worked in red states, some of which only got redder, but Republicans deeply underperformed with the same groups that united for Biden's victory in 2020: young voters, women, people of color, and independents. Inflation is temporary, but authoritarianism can last forever.

– Christy Setzer

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

To that end, the Biden administration went back on it promise regarding human rights and met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the visit to Saudi Arabia in hopes of increasing OPEC production and bringing down gas prices. While that had the temporary desired effect on prices, recent threats of OPEC production cuts will cause another spike in gas prices that could come at the worst possible time in the midterm election cycle for Democrats.

– De Haan

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The party of the president traditionally loses seats in midterm elections. High prices at the pump can exacerbate anger at the ‘incumbent’ party, to that end, the Biden administration went back on it promise regarding human rights and met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the visit to Saudi Arabia in hopes of increasing OPEC production and bringing down gas prices. While that had the temporary desired effect on prices, recent threats of OPEC production cuts will cause another spike in gas prices that could come at the worst possible time in the midterm election cycle for Democrats.

– Scott Huffmon

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

This is not amnesty, this is not immunity, this is not a path to citizenship. It's not a permanent fix.This is a temporary stopgap measure that lets us focus our resources wisely while giving a degree of relief and hope to talented, driven, patriotic young people.

– Barack Obama

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Shortly after the arrival of these individuals, Martha’s Vineyard residents joined with local and state officials to create temporary shelter and provide necessities in a moment of urgent need, however, the island communities are not equipped to provide sustainable accommodation, and state officials developed a plan to deliver a comprehensive humanitarian response.

– Charlie Baker

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

It's long overdue for Senate Republicans to come to the table, provide a pathway for citizenship for Dreamers, those in temporary status, farm workers and essential workers. We need to modernize our laws so businesses get workers they need and families don't have to wait decades to be brought back together.

– Joe Biden

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

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– Temporary Storage Space Singapore

added by anonymous
1 year ago

Desilting a river is not a solution to flooding, it's a temporary solution, it takes a lot of money. If all the budgets of the federal government and Jigawa State are combined to desilt River Hadejia, we can not achieve it.

– Suleiman Adamu

Found on CNN
1 year ago

My only hope is the majority of the money is spent on projects that permanently reduce and put the system in the balance, rather than covering the costs of temporary fallowing, the system really needs to be more reactive to uncertain changes in hydrology due to climate change.

– Eric Kuhn

Found on CNN
1 year ago

If you're not sure how strong the economy will be in a few months... look at temporary forms of expansion rather than permanent ones.

– Ben Johnston

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The suggestion that' Hey, maybe this was just a temporary absentmindedness because Timothy Grace was involved in a pursuit,' first of all, they're trained, they have forethought. They know they're supposed to engage their cameras and it's up to them to do it. No one else can do it.

– Steven Hart

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We have some people who just don’t know any other way to deal with it but take their own lives, suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

– Dennis Farris

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

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