Example Sentences
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Lapses and bad bounces happen, and white-knuckling it to the final buzzer won’t work every time.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2023
Lapses in taste or judgment are better corrected by other people.
From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2023
Lapses in tone and language choices make the writing unsuited to the audience and purpose.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
Lapses in both rebounding and closing out on three-point shooters conspired to put Washington behind by double digits during the decisive third quarter, when the Wizards dug a 15-point deficit on multiple occasions.
From Washington Post • Nov. 16, 2018
Lapses to Islam were not infrequent, and in some periods apostasy on a large scale occurred.
From Monophysitism Past and Present A Study in Christology by Luce, A. A. (Arthur Aston)
