How do you use Workaround in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Workaround meaning
- A means of overcoming some obstacle, especially an obstacle consisting of constraints, or laws or regulations.
- A procedure or a temporary fix that bypasses a problem and allows a user to continue working until a better solution can be provided.
- An impromptu and temporary response to an unforeseen problem or risk.
Using Workaround
- The main meaning on this page is: A means of overcoming some obstacle, especially an obstacle consisting of constraints, or laws or regulations. | A procedure or a temporary fix that bypasses a problem and allows a user to continue working until a better solution can be provided. | An impromptu and temporary response to an unforeseen problem or risk.
- In the example corpus, workaround often appears in combinations such as: workaround for, workaround to, as workaround.
Context around Workaround
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Workaround
- In this selection, "workaround" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, suitable, legal, potential and 3cx stand out and add context to how "workaround" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a legal workaround to the and a nifty workaround for switching. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "workaround" sits close to words such as ache, advani and afi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with workaround
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
However undeterred, Brydon found a workaround. (6 words)
As a "workaround" to "archaic" local legislation and powers. (9 words)
But instead of letting this deter him, he developed a unique workaround. (12 words)
Meanwhile, Labour Leader Keir Starmer stepped in to meet with Mitsotakis, announcing that his party was open to a loan arrangement for the marbles as a legal workaround to the British Museum Act of 1963, barring removal of collection pieces. (40 words)
The county’s decision to invoke a liability claim comes across as an effort by the county to find a workaround to having to use the county attorney, James R. Benkahla, to handle the county’s defense in the case. (40 words)
If you can go to a neighboring state and buy it, then not only is this a suitable workaround, but a whole industry will appear around making this as easy as possible. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
As a workaround, 3CX company is urging its customers to uninstall the app and install it again, or alternatively use its PWA client.
Financial stability restrictions have limited United's spending and meant they had to find a workaround with loan moves on deadline day, but it's a problem of their own making.
If you can go to a neighboring state and buy it, then not only is this a suitable workaround, but a whole industry will appear around making this as easy as possible.
Meanwhile, Labour Leader Keir Starmer stepped in to meet with Mitsotakis, announcing that his party was open to a loan arrangement for the marbles as a legal workaround to the British Museum Act of 1963, barring removal of collection pieces.
Now users on either an iPhone or an Android smartphone can record calls, thanks to a workaround.
Proton VPN outlined a potential workaround that could be universally applied to other iOS VPN apps.
Responding to this concern, a committee of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network added a workaround to its proposal.
Since Saitama’s only skills are his speed, strength, and physical invulnerability, finding a workaround to this can be quite simple.
Thankfully, there's a workaround for this, which we'll get to in a bit.
The county’s decision to invoke a liability claim comes across as an effort by the county to find a workaround to having to use the county attorney, James R. Benkahla, to handle the county’s defense in the case.
There is luckily a workaround for those who believe they may have missed the Defiant Battleground: EDZ cinematic.
They end up, more often than not, marrying a Filipina, as a workaround.
Those who have updated will simply have to wait for a viable workaround if they wish to use any non-HP ink.
As a "workaround" to "archaic" local legislation and powers.
But instead of letting this deter him, he developed a unique workaround.
For folks with fixed appliances, the energy whizz recommended a nifty workaround for switching them off, sharing: "Standby savers, or energy-saving plugs, work with remote controls.
However undeterred, Brydon found a workaround.
If there's a rule in place, someone somewhere in Idaho will figure out a loophole or a workaround.
If you run into this issue, there's a quick workaround you can try.
I think the generals will refuse unlawful orders and anything technically lawful but highly ill-advised they'll have a workaround for or a way to gum it up.
Common combinations with workaround
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- workaround for 15×
- workaround to 9×
- as workaround 6×
- workaround is 5×
- found workaround 4×
- find workaround 3×
- workaround that 3×
- the workaround 3×
- workaround was 3×
- to workaround 2×