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[Latin tempore]
in the time of
Examples of temp in a Sentence
Noun
We had to hire a temp to fill in for her.
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Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
There are many ways to keep your body temp down during the hot summer months.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2023
Daytime high temps will start to cool off beginning Saturday.
—oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2023
Fall is the season for plants that can thrive with less sun and chillier temps while still bringing the drama with blooms and foliage.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2023
Highs will be in the upper 60s on Friday with mostly sunny skies, while temps will climb into the mid-70s both Saturday and Sunday.
—Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2023
This all-natural Tencel tee is ultra-lightweight and works to keep you cool in high temps.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2023
Dexter, her husband, had been between jobs, finding work through a temp agency.
—Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 3 Sep. 2023
This will be the theme during much of next week – cooler than normal temps and a string of hit-or-miss shower activity.
—oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2023
Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Dec. 2022
There are many ways to keep your body temp down during the hot summer months.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2022
Reduce oven temp to 350° and continue baking until crust is deep golden brown and filling is bubbling, 15 to 20 minutes more.
—Amy Taylor, Good Housekeeping, 8 Oct. 2021
The companies that hire them, typically temp agencies, break child labor laws.
—Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 20 Nov. 2020
With brands like Madewell, Nike, Charlotte Tilbury, and even Smeg marked down—there’s a lot to temp you.
—Erin Parker, Glamour, 19 Aug. 2020
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Noun
Ford is proposing converting all of its current temporary workers to full-time status after 90 days of work, while GM and Stellantis are offering an immediate 20 percent raise over temps’ starting wage, to $20 an hour.
—Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
There are many ways to keep your body temp down during the hot summer months.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2023
Daytime high temps will start to cool off beginning Saturday.
—oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2023
Fall is the season for plants that can thrive with less sun and chillier temps while still bringing the drama with blooms and foliage.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2023
Highs will be in the upper 60s on Friday with mostly sunny skies, while temps will climb into the mid-70s both Saturday and Sunday.
—Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2023
This all-natural Tencel tee is ultra-lightweight and works to keep you cool in high temps.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2023
Dexter, her husband, had been between jobs, finding work through a temp agency.
—Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 3 Sep. 2023
This will be the theme during much of next week – cooler than normal temps and a string of hit-or-miss shower activity.
—oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2023
Verb
When the oven is to temp, bake cookies, switching between lower and upper racks and rotating pans halfway through for even baking, until golden, about 13 to 15 minutes.
—Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Dec. 2022
There are many ways to keep your body temp down during the hot summer months.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2022
Reduce oven temp to 350° and continue baking until crust is deep golden brown and filling is bubbling, 15 to 20 minutes more.
—Amy Taylor, Good Housekeeping, 8 Oct. 2021
The companies that hire them, typically temp agencies, break child labor laws.
—Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 20 Nov. 2020
With brands like Madewell, Nike, Charlotte Tilbury, and even Smeg marked down—there’s a lot to temp you.
—Erin Parker, Glamour, 19 Aug. 2020
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