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

As a stopgap solution, she has had to apply multiple lower-dose patches to hit the .075 mg dose she needed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Speaking to NBC News on Sunday, California Democratic Representative Ro Khanna said he was advocating for his colleagues to vote no on the DHS stopgap funding.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

The package passed by the Senate aims to keep the government open through September while allocating stopgap funding for the Department of Homeland Security as negotiations continue over the department’s budget.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 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