stopgap
Example Sentences
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“It was meant to be a three-year stopgap until we came up with something better,” he said.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
The Qatar plane is expected to serve as a stopgap until the Boeing planes are delivered.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
As a stopgap, the VA brought on a private security firm in June to provide uniformed 24-hour “observe and report” sentry posts and roving patrols.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
With the cruise industry on pause, he took a stopgap job with a construction-project management firm, where he worked for about four years until he retired in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Either way, we were well past the point of any sort of stopgap treatment.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
