lapped

Example Sentences

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He lapped quickly enough to qualify for the race, and that encouraged him to believe he could make a comeback to motorsport.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The country was rocked by the Watergate fallout, but its citizens also lapped up the gossip — like Rovere hoped to do with what little tidbits made it to Woodward and Bernstein’s book.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

“The race is now kicked into gear,” and some candidates who have been fundraising for months — or years — “may find themselves lapped by the Mahan machine,” said Andrew Acosta, a Democratic strategist.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

Some Google employees who had spent years working on the technology seethed at being lapped.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

The children lapped at the milk like puppies and sniffed at the cakes for a long time before deciding to eat them.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood