Example Sentences

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Things aren’t supposed to last forever, and I have to remind myself to breathe into the opportunity that temporariness brings, rather than the fear.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2025

The Rev. Charles Cannon, pastor at St. Hilary’s Episcopal Church, sermonized about the temporariness of the community’s losses.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2022

“There’s so many reasons why the temporariness of a worker is not a sustainable thing. ... I think the government is starting to hear that.”

From Reuters • Oct. 21, 2021

So to a certain extent, the logic of its temporariness was built into the program itself.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2020

It was the planlessness, the flimsy temporariness of the buildings, their faded unpleasant colors.

From Main Street by Lewis, Sinclair