elapsed
Example Sentences
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By the time the agents shoved me into that unmarked SUV, three minutes and 30 seconds had elapsed.
From Slate ● Jan. 23, 2026
Marquee values for the E-Ray include an official 0-60 mph acceleration in 2.5 seconds and a ¼-mile elapsed time of 10.5 seconds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
I had tried to telegraph to the group that coming back was not a given, and I think the fact that a long time that elapsed also made that clear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025
"Because such a lot of time has elapsed, the evidence would have disappeared and the possibility of a reinvestigation is impossible."
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
Some time elapsed before, with all my efforts, I could comprehend my scholars and their nature.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
