How to use "temporary" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "temporary" in popular movie and book plots

  • The Lion and the Unicorn call a temporary truce and are intrigued by Alice, whom they perceive as a "fabulous monster".  - Alice in Wonderland (1985 film)
  • Tristan, as a pony, reunites with his former owner Nicholas on a temporary basis.  - The Sleeping Beauty Quartet
  • Yin manages to open a temporary portal to the Underworld.  - A Chinese Ghost Story
  • He is soon released after a successful temporary insanity defense.  - Soap (TV series)
  • Later, von Scherbach takes Lieutenant James Schuyler Dunbar (Don Taylor), a temporary inmate, away.  - Stalag 17
  • Mario looks for other work and is hired as a temporary postman, with Neruda as his only customer.  - Il Postino: The Postman
  • The Doctor escapes when Tancredi suffers a temporary collapse caused by his other selves.  - City of Death
  • Hired as temporary help for the Christmas season, she receives her dismissal notice as the season comes to a close.  - Bachelor Mother
  • Right before Sister Benedict departs, Father O'Malley reveals the true reason for her temporary transfer.  - The Bells of St. Mary's
  • Edward warns her not to overdo it and tells her it's just a temporary recovery.  - The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934 film)
  • The colonists take over the boarding school, and they turn it into a temporary shelter.  - Red Planet (novel)
  • During the fight, Huxley is wounded, and John must take over temporary command, though not entitled by rank to do so.  - If This Goes On—
  • This forces Smith to extend his performance, even to becoming temporary Supreme Minister and running in an election.  - Double Star
  • On Christmas Eve, parishioners gather in a temporary church for a service that also serves as O'Malley's farewell.  - Going My Way
  • Sergeant Rico is commissioned a temporary third lieutenant for his final test: a posting to a combat unit.  - Starship Troopers
  • Odrade becomes temporary leader of the Bene Gesserit before escaping with Sheeana into the desert on a worm.  - Heretics of Dune

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