stopgap
Example Sentences
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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
But stopgap measures can only go so far.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
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
As a stopgap measure, while he searched for a female, Father thought of seeing if Peak couldn’t be accustomed to living with goats.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
