temporary
adjective
lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent.
temporariness
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a word derived from
temporary.
Example Sentences
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Terremoto senior project manager Kasey Toomey, who worked on the garden, considers the site’s temporariness part of its appeal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 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
True, Dr. Phelan said “military” occupation, but the smile was provoked by the suggestion of temporariness.
From The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by James H. Blount
