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 officials say those stopgap measures may not be sustainable if the shutdown drags on.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 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

The legislation aims to keep the federal government open through September while allocating stopgap funding for the Department of Homeland Security, as negotiations continue over that department’s budget.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 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