How to Use permanency in a Sentence

permanency

noun
  • Bard is one of those temps who faces a long path to permanency.
    Jamie L. Lareau, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2020
  • The stone bowl fire pit projects an image of permanency.
    The Editors, Field & Stream, 8 Apr. 2020
  • The relative permanency of the style is the reason why it's best done with human hair.
    Danielle James, Allure, 11 May 2022
  • But a lot of people have come out of this year with their sense of permanency badly shaken.
    Sara Stewart, CNN, 21 July 2021
  • McConnell hedged when asked this week whether the Senate would also hold a vote on tax cut permanency.
    Erica Werner, chicagotribune.com, 18 Apr. 2018
  • The red stripe is for valor, the white stripe for purity and the blue stripe for justice, vigilance and permanency.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The sense of permanency and trust is what drew Amber Donovan, now the director of the initiative, to start the first table in Cleveland in 2014.
    Emily Bamforth, cleveland.com, 19 Jan. 2018
  • For Angel, the wedding brought a sense of permanency that was missing from her childhood.
    Anndee Hochman, Philly.com, 1 Nov. 2017
  • They are made to be lived in and often cheaper than motels and provide some permanency.
    Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Others among us open hearts and homes to children who need loving permanency.
    Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Gonzales was in and out of foster care from ages 7 to 16 and now works at Covenant House as a permanency navigator.
    Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Sep. 2022
  • But his lack of permanency was almost part of his character.
    Maya Dukmasova, Chicago Reader, 23 Jan. 2018
  • Calls for teal permanency were matched only by one other suggestion — that in order to really bring fans back, the team has to win.
    Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, 7 June 2018
  • In hiring a new president, Chicago State is seeking permanency for a role that has been in constant flux.
    Dawn Rhodes, chicagotribune.com, 2 May 2018
  • Of course, there’s a keenly related problem of permanency for much of what’s online.
    Jonathan Zittrain, The Atlantic, 30 June 2021
  • In this op-ed, Christina K., whose name has been shortened for anonymity, explains the importance of permanency for youth in foster care.
    Christina K., Teen Vogue, 21 May 2018
  • But the grand schools St. Louis built for its children caution that the permanency of schools as buildings and institutions is worth defending.
    Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2017
  • Although a sense of permanency is one of the most appealing qualities of bold tile, peel-and-stick tile offers a workaround for renters or those fearful of commitment.
    Laura Lambert, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2020
  • Comments which use derogatory language, in this thread or anywhere else on the sub, will be removed and the user will be banned, with the duration/permanency at the mod team’s discretion.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
  • But permanency appeals — or ought to appeal — to other people, too.
    John Baichtal, WIRED, 26 June 2008
  • Apart from the Kachra Vahtuk union, few labour unions across India are actually fighting for workers’ rights to permanency.
    Aarefa Johari, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2021
  • Ananich introduced Senate Bill 1006, which would add permanency to the policy change.
    Angie Jackson, Detroit Free Press, 26 Sep. 2020
  • The Dark Knight realizes that some objects retain their permanency.
    Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Cardi and Offset are clearly living it up and enjoying life and each other and (for now, at least) are making a statement about the permanency of their relationship.
    Gabi Thorne, Allure, 23 July 2019
  • As the pandemic abates, many of these chefs will likely return to semblances of professional permanency: Shea is consulting and hopes to work in a team setting again; Ziskin and Lindell are seeking out a restaurant space.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2021
  • Five Acres is the oldest nonprofit in San Gabriel Valley, promoting safety, well-being and permanency for children and their families.
    Jane Napier Neely, La Cañada Valley Sun, 19 June 2017
  • Efforts for permanency have not been as successful elsewhere.
    Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 12 Dec. 2022
  • As part of the process to gain back permanency, parents have taken classes, underwent testing for substance abuse when applicable and worked with caseworkers and parent allies.
    Aidan Wohl, The Arizona Republic, 25 June 2023
  • His permanency team will want to make sure a family is open to facilitating important contacts for Auston.
    idahostatesman, 2 June 2017
  • Predictions abound on the permanency of working from home, the long-term impact of Covid-19-related stress and unemployment on the global economy, and what the slackening of employee engagement means for the retention of top talent.
    Lisa Schmidt, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2021

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