How to Use gap in a Sentence

gap

1 of 2 noun

• The sheep got through a gap in the fence.
• The gap between the lead runner and the rest of the field continued to widen.
• The child had a gap between her two front teeth.
• The class filled in the gaps in my knowledge of biology.
• There are unexplained gaps in his story.
• She had taken several years off to raise a family, so there was a large gap in her work history.
• Most brands are shocked by the gaps.
  — Aviv Shamny, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
• That gap is even wider in the men’s game.
  — Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
• That two-year gap among the aged soon could be huge.
  — Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
• The gap was 62 cents a month ago.
  — Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
• The prep sink drain line lacked a one-inch air gap.
  — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado february 20, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
• There are no gaps or places where the band is too tight.
  — Sabrina Rojas Weiss, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
• Bryant said that's where faith, for many, fills a gap.
  — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
• But our lineup filled in the gap.
  — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
• Amazon wants to close that gap.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
• The choice of target is a map of the gap.
  — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
• But also, there are gaps in the film.
  — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 26 Sep. 2025
• The pay gap is more glaring in team sports.
  — Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
• But what's causing the wealth gap?
  — Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
• Seal gaps beneath doors with door sweeps.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
• Ah yes, age gap discourse, my old friend.
  — Ana Osorno, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
• The ice machine drain line lacked an air gap.
  — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado february 13, Sacbee.com, 13 Feb. 2026
• Blue light coatings are meant to fill that gap.
  — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
• There are gaps between projects.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2026
• The pledges are big — but the gap is bigger.
  — Jason Wingard, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
• Backfill around the tree with soil and fill in any gaps.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
• Backfill around the tree with soil and fill in any gaps.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
• If the gap feels huge, treat it as a warning sign.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
• Age-gap friendships aren’t just a one-way street.
  — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 3 Sep. 2025
• The gap between the groups widened from one month to six.
  — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026

gap

2 of 2 verb

• Replace leaky seals and caulk any gaps indoors.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
• But the father of one of these men sniffed it on me—the gaping wound of a loss.
  — Lisa Taddeo, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Apr. 2020
• There was a whiff of rotting meat as a gaping bullet wound came into view.
  — Hanah Salah, latimes.com, 8 June 2018
• Video showed black smoke billowing from the building and a gaping hole in the hangar.
  — Jake Bleiberg, chicagotribune.com, 30 June 2019
• Antoine Roston is sprawled on his hands and knees gaping at a pool of his own blood.
  — Joe Robertson, kansascity, 17 June 2018
• The snug extended cuffs protect your wrists from thorns and scratches and won’t gap open.
  — Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 10 May 2021
• Now the program needs to keep it from leaking right back out through the gaping holes across the lineup.
  — Jim Vertuno, The Seattle Times, 13 Apr. 2019
• Fences that people had broken to escape were now gaping holes used to access the site.
  — Faith Karimi, CNN, 11 July 2019
• Cars, swallowed whole, have sunk into gaping maws as if on a disaster movie set.
  — Howard Cohen, miamiherald, 2 May 2018
• The car appeared to crash through the brick wall, creating a gaping hole in the side of the building.
  — Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, 19 June 2019
• Aller’s departure leaves the Cavs with a gaping hole in their front office.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 10 May 2020
• Besides gaping cracks in the concrete apron, there's a 5-inch chasm that runs along its eastern side.
  — Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY, 7 July 2019
• Cracks in the foundation, gaps around pipes, and areas where wood meets soil create easy entry points.
  — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
• If the stock can gap up tomorrow that will be very bullish and suggest higher prices will likely follow.
  — Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021
• Achievement gaps across racial, ethnic and economic lines remain wide.
  — Bruce Rauner, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
• His approach addresses gaps that hospice care often doesn’t.
  — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
• After gapping down at the beginning of August, the stock hit a new low and has since bounced from there.
  — John Navin, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
• The stock is prone to big moves after reporting earnings and can easily gap up if the numbers are strong.
  — Adam Sarhan, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
• The stock is prone to big moves after reporting earnings and can easily gap up if the numbers are strong.
  — Adam Sarhan, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
• The stock is prone to big moves after reporting earnings and can easily gap up if the numbers are strong.
  — Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• The stock is prone to big moves after reporting earnings and can easily gap up if the numbers are strong.
  — Adam Sarhan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
• The stock is prone to big moves after reporting earnings and can easily gap if the numbers are strong.
  — Adam Sarhan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
• Yet the May-Johnson approach still suffers from gaping flaws.
  — The Economist, 8 Aug. 2019
• The crisis has exposed a gaping hole at the center of the global economy.
  — Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg.com, 29 Apr. 2020
• Close expertise gaps with agentic AI.
  — Dylan Barrell, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
• Mostert would rumble, dart, dash, accelerate, cut – and sometimes all on the same play – through a gaping hole.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2020
• While the look of the sky is undoubtedly something to gap at, please do so from inside your home, if possible.
  — Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2020
• The vault is still punctured by gaping holes, and the flying buttresses are propped up by giant wooden blocks.
  — Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2019
• As great as the size range is, the lack of custom bra sizes led to gapping in the band and some unfortunate underboob sweat.
  — Esmé Epstein, Health, 16 June 2023
• Until now, the Middle East has been a gaping hole in my lengthy travel resume.
  — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2018