How to Use work-around in a Sentence
work-around
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Such work-arounds add 15% to 35% to the cost of goods in Syria.
—Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2025
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Miller Lite has figured out a work-around to Dry January.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
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Luckily Spaniards came up with the best work-around—and it’s called tortilla vaga.
—Katie Button, Bon Appétit, 12 Sep. 2023
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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
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Whether that work-around survives into the future is unknown.
—Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2025
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The change is a work-around for a piece of hardware that's become intolerably glitchy.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 4 June 2024
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Danielle had discovered a work-around and wanted to share it with Miranda.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2024
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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
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Car Dealership Guy rounded up some of the dealerships' work-arounds.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 8 July 2024
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Welcome it as an opportunity to practice virtue, find a clever work-around, and grow stronger.
—Hanna Hart, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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Is there a work-around? Viewers can access ABC signals through a digital over-the-air antenna.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
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This worked only for customers whose machines were able to connect to the internet and download the fix, though; everyone else would be left with the PC-by-PC work-around.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
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The term-limits concept floated by some progressives is a work-around to keep from having to amend Article III.
—The Editors, National Review, 18 July 2024
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The council also came up with another work-around to the impending state ban on no-turn-on-reds in Indianapolis.
—The Indianapolis Star, 6 June 2023
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The deal was expected to be a work-around on the deed restrictions because the corporation is a public entity.
—Everton Bailey Jr., Dallas News, 10 May 2023
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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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This work-around is more expensive and requires more technical know-how than accessing the model through DeepSeek’s app or website.
—Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 31 Jan. 2025
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Watch this space: There has been speculation that Biden could find a constitutional work-around if a divided Congress can’t come to terms.
—Julia Horowitz, CNN, 8 May 2023
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At some point, a work-around becomes a compromise, and a compromise becomes a resignation.
—Karen Yuan, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2025
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Brewer said that if Giuliani’s team had moved with more urgency on finding a work-around, dozens of migrants might not have ended up sleeping outside the city’s intake center in the East Village this winter.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2024
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So far, his increasingly frustrated partners have found work-arounds.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2024
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Of course, state prosecutors don’t enforce federal laws, but these attorneys general had a work-around.
—Mary Ziegler, CNN, 8 Mar. 2023
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The arrangement was a highly unusual work-around; by law, members of Ways and Means cannot share citizens’ tax information with anyone outside the committee.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2023
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The governor’s office, prompted by complaints from ranchers like Martín Wall, found a work-around by charging undocumented migrants with the misdemeanor of trespassing.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Whether that approach is a brilliant work-around that allows mid-level players to function like Pixar or a slippery precedent that outsources traditional industry labor will become clearer as the model takes shape.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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Some places may have accommodations that require work-arounds, such as portable ramps or alternative entrances.
—Frances MacDougall, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025
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Copy Facebook Pinterest Shoulder seasons like spring offer an affordable way to combine better hotel rates and fewer crowds with high-season weather, a canny work-around for any savvy traveler.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024
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Instead, the moviemakers found a controversial work-around.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
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Underage bettors say there are many work-arounds.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
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Developing work-arounds like this, too, costs money.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
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