lapsing

Example Sentences

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Washington Metro demonstrated how a public work can be both infrastructure and symbol without lapsing into overblown architectural propaganda.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

However, this protection comes with limited upside given that it does not eliminate the risk of either poor long-term performance or the policy lapsing.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

But the more immediate task was to keep government spending from lapsing this week.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2024

With the county’s pandemic eviction moratorium lapsing in March, the supervisors said they wanted to be sure these at-risk renters had the legal support they needed to stave off homelessness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2023

I guessed I'd resolved the soul and sin thing by lapsing from my heavy-duty Catholic background, giving up my immortal soul for a blues kind of soul.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez