How to Use work-around in a Sentence

work-around

noun
  • The city is building a work-around.
    — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Still, there are always work-arounds.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2026
  • But those of us who have closely followed this saga know that there are work-arounds.
    — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Now, as then, when a direct path to justice is blocked, states need to find a work-around.
    — Aziz Huq, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Underage bettors say there are many work-arounds.
    — Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Over the past year or so, developers reading through the fine print have found a work-around.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Such work-arounds add 15% to 35% to the cost of goods in Syria.
    — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2025
  • Whether that work-around survives into the future is unknown.
    — Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2025
  • However, a recent class action lawsuit may have found a work-around.
    — Kate Snow, NBC news, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Luckily Spaniards came up with the best work-around—and it’s called tortilla vaga.
    — Katie Button, Bon Appétit, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Still, work-arounds do exist for those who are unable to receive one before the deadline or who choose not to.
    — Jared Gans, The Hill, 5 May 2025
  • Developing work-arounds like this, too, costs money.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The change is a work-around for a piece of hardware that's become intolerably glitchy.
    — Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 4 June 2024
  • Danielle had discovered a work-around and wanted to share it with Miranda.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Welcome it as an opportunity to practice virtue, find a clever work-around, and grow stronger.
    — Hanna Hart, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • There are, however, work-arounds for those willing to pay premiums for certain routes.
    — Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 23 May 2026
  • Simmons called this a work-around for the sheriff to not have to take responsibility for the death.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 June 2026
  • Just a quick bus, train or car ride away, expect fans to find a work-around — especially with a playoff series on the line.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
  • Instead, the moviemakers found a controversial work-around.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • So far, his increasingly frustrated partners have found work-arounds.
    — Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Bruce struggles with basic parrot tasks because of his missing top beak, and this has led him to develop other wily work-arounds.
    — Elizabeth Anne Brown, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Car Dealership Guy rounded up some of the dealerships' work-arounds.
    — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 8 July 2024
  • The project draws on 89 paintings available via WikiArt (a copyright work-around) and pairs them to cities across the globe.
    — Air Mail, 6 June 2026
  • Teachers had to find work-arounds to help students study for exams and submit final assignments, and some schools pushed back finals.
    — William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • Teachers had to find work-arounds to help students study for exams and submit final assignments, and some schools pushed back finals.
    — William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • Count Your Work-Arounds Every work-around is a deferred decision.
    — Dan Haiem, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • At some point, a work-around becomes a compromise, and a compromise becomes a resignation.
    — Karen Yuan, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Instead of believing that certain tasks cannot be accomplished with AI, push the limits and find a work-around.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Rather than identify the problem, as it was supposed to, Claude used an unsanctioned work-around without telling researchers.
    — Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
  • However, many work-arounds have been developed so that consumers can still reap all the benefits of these fruits without the unpleasant taste.
    — Christina Manian, Rdn, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2023

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