bridge the gap

Example Sentences

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A one-week contract can pay thousands of dollars, which can help bridge the gap between land-based gigs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

“The plan is knowing what you have and what you need, and then figuring out how to bridge the gap between those two things,” she said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Roughly 1.1 million barrels per day of imports are at risk, according to JPMorgan, but inventories remain sufficient to bridge the gap in the near term.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Doctors have since moved his stomach up to bridge the "gap", but it's been a long road and he still has a feeding tube while he develops his swallowing.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

My own fingers walk and bridge the gap to cup hers.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon