memory lapse

noun

: a period of time when a person forgets things that he or she should have remembered

As he grew older he began to have memory lapses.

Examples of memory lapse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Not even family members escaped the memory lapse, which led doctors to initiate stroke protocol. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026

And with that aside comment, Shohat pounced, accusing Perera of suddenly having a memory lapse after testifying as a cooperating government witness without any problems for two full days. — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026

Searching through old blueprints to discover where the boulders are buried is an extreme example of an institutional memory lapse. — Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2026

Patients with advanced heart and lung disease often struggled with fatigue, slowed thinking, and memory lapses. — Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 17 Mar. 2026

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