How to Use lapsed in a Sentence

lapsed

adjective

• Twitter has been sued multiple times by landlords for lapsed rent.
  — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2023
• As a lapsed Catholic, I was awed by the brilliance of this altarpiece.
  — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 19 Dec. 2024
• Or, to be more accurate, to his enduring status as a lapsed Catholic.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
• The company also has added a light version and a non-alcoholic beer to Blue Moon’s portfolio in an effort to attract new and lapsed drinkers.
  — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
• That combination of aggressiveness and lapsed judgment — the Twins left fielder should know the left-field ground rules — could cost the Twins big in a short series.
  — Star Tribune, 6 Sep. 2020
• This summer, McDonald's has leaned into new and limited-time menu items, as a move to attract more customers – returnees, as well as new and lapsed ones.
  — Mike Snider, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
• For Fiennes, who describes himself as a lapsed but inquisitive Catholic, the movie stirred up long-standing questions about faith and history.
  — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024