temping
- present participle of temp.
Example Sentences
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I went to his office where he was temping and practiced walking and reading lines, and he said, “See, you can do it.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2022
I was temping, barely surviving — I’d spend hours on one drip.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2020
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bill Tuesday after agreeing to changes including prohibiting the sale of chilled beer or wine that might be more temping to drink on the way home.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 28, 2020
So, Felix, temping as it may be — resist the urge to sulk.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2019
She’s spent the past summer temping, working for two months in the business office of an expensive midtown hotel.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
