Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of lacuna The experience attempts to recall lacunas or lost memories, yet in trying to remember, temporalities and subjectivities become muddled and new thoughts, ideas, and images form in the viewer’s mind. Mariana Fernández, ARTnews.com, 18 Dec. 2024 The country is still waiting for its first win in the international category, a lacuna that adds even more pressure to the annual selection process. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Sep. 2024 Among the problems that arise from this lacuna of information is that even the administration was unable to examine the plaintiffs’ purported issues with the program. Ryann Liebenthal, The New Republic, 9 May 2023 Yet surveying this landscape reveals a curious lacuna: software criticism, in which a piece of software is subjected to critical analysis. WIRED, 23 Feb. 2023 See All Example Sentences for lacuna
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lacuna
Noun
  • Recovering and processing that gas, instead of wasting it, could ease Iraq's chronic power shortages.
    Emma Graham, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The outbreak was forcing a shortage of eggs as well, leading some grocers to restrict how many dozens of eggs consumers could buy per visit.
    Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And a lot of the pseudepigrapha, like the fake gospels and fake apocalypses, fill in gaps in the record that can serve latter-day, post-biblical purposes.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The age gap between their characters was also something thought out by screenwriters David Swift, Charles Shyer, and Nancy Meyers (who also served as the film's director).
    Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Other issues brought up at the meeting included ongoing construction, public safety and a lack of sufficient workforce housing.
    Mars King, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
  • D’Alleva Valas said the biggest barrier for women, though, isn’t a lack of knowledge.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While earnings season has helped fill the information void, this pause in government data comes at a uniquely unfortunate time, given questions about the health of the labor market and inflationary pressures during the trade war.
    Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Taking advantage of that void, Hamas began reasserting itself in force on the streets of Gaza.
    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • If social media is any indication, lean bulking still commonly involves extreme dieting, which can lead to nutrition deficiencies, hormonal changes, eating disorders, and loss of muscle and bone density.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Use folic acid for general supplementation, pregnancy, or to prevent deficiency—unless your healthcare provider advises otherwise.
    Trang Tran, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Buffalo’s forward depth has already been tested early in the season, and Danforth is a versatile player who helps the Sabres plug holes in the bottom six.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • When the Chicago rat hole went viral, Magle and his team considered how the mark was made.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Podcast

Cite this Entry

“Lacuna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lacuna. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on lacuna

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!