How to Use gap year in a Sentence
gap year
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And done the gap year thing in India, and backpacked around.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2022
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Et voilà! 170 days (longer than a world cruise, shorter than a gap year).
—Priscilla Eakeley, Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2016
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Are there reasons to believe that the gap year gap won’t happen?
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 29 Apr. 2020
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Evan took a gap year in between high school and college and moved to France on his 18th birthday.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2023
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Before now, the previous best year to die was 2010 when the estate tax took a gap year.
—Houston Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2018
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It’s like a cautionary tale for what not to do on your gap year travels.
—Riza Cruz, ELLE, 13 July 2022
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On said gap year, William trimmed his formerly-long 'do.
—Diana Pearl, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2022
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In the end, Bruce decided to take a gap year before leaving.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
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The way to make this lower risk is to commit to it being a productive gap year.
—Robert Hackett, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2021
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The truth is, a lot of gap year stories may sound spontaneous, but that's almost never the case.
—Helen Lu, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2022
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Sofia is not heading off to college right away, taking what may be a gap year, the Daily Mail added.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 11 June 2019
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Some plan to attend an engineering school or take a gap year to work on the project in Rwanda.
—Hannah Nguyen, BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2023
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Six former players are in Israel as part of a gap year, Coleman said.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023
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Wu’s goal is to play collegiate golf in the United States after taking a gap year.
—Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 11 June 2024
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Harry went on to spend a chunk of his gap year in Klosters, and Williams first photograph with Kate Middleton dates back to a 2004 trip to the ski town.
—Andrea Park, Marie Claire, 30 Nov. 2020
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She is headed to Barnard College in 2018 after taking a gap year.
—Susan Svrluga and Emma Brown, chicagotribune.com, 7 Sep. 2017
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Vazquez is taking a gap year to pursue his passion of performing as a drag queen.
—Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 11 May 2024
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This season can provide a satisfying gap year before the start of a new era.
—Michael Shapiro, SI.com, 17 July 2019
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So-called gap years are common in many countries but infrequent in the United States (to our detriment).
—Geoffrey Morrison, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2020
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Unhappy with where his future was headed, Ha took a gap year to teach kindergarten in Korea.
—Jason Pham, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2017
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Yip is taking a gap year from high school this year to continue pursuing her passion for chess.
—Maysoon Khan, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2019
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Cousins is more challenging than most, given that his gap year with the Warriors was atypical of his career in so many ways.
—Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 24 June 2019
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At the time, Mr. Gilkes was taking a gap year before college and Mr. Stirling was working for an events company.
—Courtney Rubin, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2017
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The Maxima name may take a gap year for 2024 while Nissan begins the lineup shuffle, but that remains unclear at this time.
—Andrew Krok, Car and Driver, 25 Apr. 2023
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There’s nothing wrong with taking a gap year after high school to save some money, for example, or to devise a careful plan.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
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Shane McMurray, founder of the Wedding Report, is skeptical of a big gap year in engagements.
—Jason Karaian, New York Times, 9 June 2023
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After graduating, Hoffman took a gap year to spend time in Israel.
—Tracy Maness, Houston Chronicle, 24 July 2019
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Lipa took a gap year after finishing school and resolved to find a manager.
—New York Times, 7 Apr. 2020
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Their oldest daughter is taking a gap year and not attending college for now, Macy said.
—Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2019
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While a normal teen might consider a gap year or a few months backpacking, Alford wanted to push herself.
—David Ferry, SFChronicle.com, 11 June 2019
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