lapse

Example Sentences

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No team had conceded more goals than Frankfurt in the competition so far this season and a simple lapse of concentration from the hosts let Tottenham take the lead moments after half-time.

From Barron's

Until the weekend, the president and Republican leaders appeared close to averting a lapse in funding at the end of the week.

From Barron's

The practical effects of a lapse in Homeland Security funding on U.S.

From Barron's

The visitors dominated the ball throughout, but were made to pay for two defensive lapses in seven first-half minutes.

From Barron's

“Labyrinth” is fortified with trompe l’oeil wonders, but none are as powerful as a dream sequence resulting from Sarah lapsing into a hallucination after she bites into an enchanted peach.

From Salon