lapse
Example Sentences
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Generally, for every 1,000 feet you gain, the temperature can drop from around 3½ to 5 degrees, something meteorologists call “environmental lapse rate.”
From Los Angeles Times
But the scare lapsed, and no one cared.
Her insurance had also lapsed, because she said the parents didn’t provide enough funds to cover the premiums.
Nike, which has petitioned to cancel Bartlett’s Total90 registrations, said in court filings that it “permitted” the Total 90 trademark to lapse.
So is their occasional lapse into dry hilarity.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
