How to Use for the time being in a Sentence

for the time being

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  • The three dogs were returned to their owner for the time being.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Djokovic will hold off on the career retrospective for the time being.
    Ava Wallace, New York Times, 7 July 2026
  • How Lori figures into Task is being kept quiet for the time being.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2026
  • Give yourself permission to be undecided, even if just for the time being.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • If a judge agrees and imposes a restraining order, Paramount would be blocked from completing the deal for the time being.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • Two local Asian restaurants in the Treasure Valley have shuttered for the time being.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 7 July 2026
  • Looks like the two very different personalities will have to share their grandfather’s cottage for the time being.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 9 July 2026
  • If a judge agrees and imposes a restraining order, Paramount would be blocked from completing the deal for the time being, though the company would almost certainly appeal.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 13 July 2026

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