Example Sentences
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It was about more than the 4-1 score or occasionally embarrassing lapses in skill.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
The two minutes of lapses that England capitalized on proved devastating to Mexico’s long-term hopes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Contemporary nations like Iran, Armenia, and Egypt can lay claim to being built on very old civilizations, but you could point out discontinuities and lapses in sovereignty in their histories that complicate the argument.
From Slate ● Jul. 4, 2026
McConnell, for example, has a history of public episodes — freezing mid-sentence, apparent cognitive lapses — that the press reports on in the moment and then allows to fade into the background.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
He had a habit of attributing all of Bunny’s faults indirectly to her—his laziness, his bad humors, his lapses of taste.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
