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Examples of elapse in a Sentence
in those coin-operated binoculars at scenic areas your viewing time seems to elapse almost before it has begun
Recent Examples of elapse from the Web
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More than two weeks have elapsed since their landlord ordered them to leave their house in the Union-Miles neighborhood for failing to pay the rent on time.
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The judges argued too much time elapsed between James Ryan's actions on the Long Island Expressway and the death of Officer Joseph Olivieri.
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For the first time in the year that has elapsed since Mueller's appointment, the Russia investigation is not a vague, obnoxious thorn in the side of the Trump presidency.
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Although more than a century has elapsed since the last smallpox epidemic in Boston, wary state officials consulted specialists to make sure that handling the bones of smallpox victims does not pose a risk.
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With that said, some cheeses fare better than others with quality after those four hours elapse.
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Ten months elapsed between the two trials, but Cosby returned to court in a very different climate.
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That tied the score at 56 and the Pacers didn't make their first field goal of the second half until four minutes had elapsed.
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That’s right—a yellow card for time wasting before a half-hour had elapsed.
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Origin and Etymology of elapse
elapse Synonyms
Synonyms
break off, break up, cease, close, conclude, dead-end, determine, die, discontinue, end, expire, finish, go, halt, lapse, leave off, let up, pass, quit, stop, terminate, wind up, wink (out);
Phrases
bite the dust;
First Known Use of elapse
circa 1677
ELAPSE Defined for English Language Learners
ELAPSE Defined for Kids
verb
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i-ˈlaps
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Definition of elapse for Students
elapsed;
elapsing
: to slip past : go by
- Nearly a year elapsed before his return.
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