stopgap

Example Sentences

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Any solution you can find to the woes of space is essentially a stopgap measure designed to keep astronauts relatively healthy for six-month stretches.

From Slate • Mar. 1, 2026

Even if both sides reach a stopgap agreement, experts said the prospects of a long-term arms control treaty remained murky.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Graham had objected to provisions in the DHS stopgap and to House-passed language repealing an earlier measure that allowed senators to sue the Justice Department if their phone records were seized during past investigations.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

President Donald Trump reached a deal with Senate Democrats to keep the government open through September while allocating stopgap funding for the Department of Homeland Security as negotiations continue.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026

The Summer Session—a few dozen boys being force-fed education, a stopgap while most of the masters were away and most of the traditions stored against sultriness—the Summer Session was over.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles