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
Hoffman served as a stopgap measure more than a permanent replacement in his short tenure with the team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
The Qatari-gifted plane is meant to be a stopgap until US planemaker Boeing delivers two new 747-8 aircraft to serve as the presidential jet in a program plagued by delays and cost overruns.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Yet this is only a stopgap in addressing the larger problem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Either way, we were well past the point of any sort of stopgap treatment.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
