temporarily
adverb
tem·po·rar·i·ly
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Definition of temporarily
: during a limited time
Examples of temporarily in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The water temporarily blocked access or otherwise impacted the Regency Hotel, two apartment buildings and several homes. — Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, "Broken water main closes Vallejo street and affects drinking water," 17 Aug. 2019 Both have been temporarily blocked by U.S. District Judge David Hale after they were challenged as unconstitutional by the American Civil Liberties Union. — Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal, "Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services denies Planned Parenthood abortion license," 16 Aug. 2019 The Trump administration also sought to effectively end asylum protections at the southern border, though that effort was blocked temporarily by U.S. courts. — CBS News, "Number of border crossings dips below 100,000 for first time in months," 8 Aug. 2019 Multiple attempts were made to temporarily block vehicular traffic at the Cross-Harbour Tunnel, a major link between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. — Mary Hui, Quartz, "Photos: Hong Kong protesters paralyzed the city’s transport," 5 Aug. 2019 His ruling came after the state Supreme Court temporarily blocked the law. — OrlandoSentinel.com, "Florida court reverses decision on 24-hour abortion waiting period," 1 Aug. 2019 Officials also temporarily blocked off three beaches in Kitsap County: Fay Bainbridge Park, Indianola Dock and Joel Pritchard Park. — Elise Takahama, The Seattle Times, "Several Seattle area beaches scheduled to reopen after Puget Sound sewage spill," 22 July 2019 In 2006, crowds were so thick the fire marshal temporarily blocked admission to the San Diego Convention Center. — Tribune News Service, cleveland.com, "50 years of San Diego Comic-Con: What we’ve gained and lost in five decades of pop culture celebrations (See latest photos)," 18 July 2019 In 2006, crowds were so thick the fire marshal temporarily blocked admission to the San Diego Convention Center. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "50 Shades of Comic-Con: What we’ve gained and lost in five decades of pop culture celebrations," 14 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'temporarily.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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