was lapsing
- past progressive of lapse.
Example Sentences
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“Jerry was taking medication for his heart, his memory was lapsing, he could barely move,” said Jean-Pierre Frohlich, who assisted Robbins during the process.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2023
The conversation was lapsing when the stranger turned and gazed at the mountains showing through the mist along the coast.
From The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike by Jarvis, W. H. P. (William Henry Pope)
The thought occurred to me that a brick wall would make no difference to a spirit, but I felt that I was lapsing into a state of imbecility, and stood silent, shivering a little.
From Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3 by Reynolds, Francis J. (Francis Joseph)
To promote her forgetfulness of him, I persuaded her to leave her country, which contained a thousand memorials of past calamity, and which was lapsing fast into civil broils.
From Edgar Huntly or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker by Brown, Charles Brockden
Moreover, the post I sought was lapsing into a domestic situation, for which my antecedents eminently unfitted me, nor did I pretend to think otherwise.
From Dross by Merriman, Henry Seton
