elapsed; elapsing
Examples of elapse in a Sentence
Verb
in those coin-operated binoculars at scenic areas your viewing time seems to elapse almost before it has begun
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
Five minutes and 35 seconds of game clock had elapsed.
—Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
Eitan may never be freed if the Israeli government, under pressure from its right-wing base, renews its efforts to defeat Hamas once those six weeks elapse.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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Verb
And as time has elapsed since the show simply proved too expensive to make and a broadcast partner was never lined up, more details have emerged here and there.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
Five minutes and 35 seconds of game clock had elapsed.
—Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
As months elapse and summer turns into fall, the group just lets Ben lie on the ground in complete psychic and physical misery.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
Eitan may never be freed if the Israeli government, under pressure from its right-wing base, renews its efforts to defeat Hamas once those six weeks elapse.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for elapse
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“Elapse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elapse. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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